The Israeli army shot dead a Palestinian teenager on Friday during clashes in the north of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian medics and the health ministry said.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Mohammad Said Hamayel, 15, died in clashes” with Israeli forces near Beita, south of Nablus, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.The Palestinian health ministry said six others had been wounded by live gunfire.According to Wafa, the Palestinian news agency, the violence took place during “a public protest against Israel’s construction of a colonial settlement outpost near the village”, to which the army responded with live fire and teargas.The teenager’s death comes a day after three Palestinians were killed by Israeli special forces on a mission to arrest suspected “terrorists” in the occupied West Bank.Violence in the West Bank increased in early May, with at least 30 Palestinians killed in clashes with Israeli forces and in alleged attacks.Read more:Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces on arrest missionIsraeli police cancel controversial Jerusalem march due to security concerns‘She screams when someone comes near’: Israel-Hamas fighting traumatize Gaza children
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Israeli army shoots, kills Palestinian teen during protest: Ministry
