Palestinian teen killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Mar 11, 2023
Ramallah [Palestine], March 11: A Palestinian teenager was killed on Friday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
AmriOudeh, 16, died after he was shot by Israeli soldiers in the chest in the northern West Bank city of Qalqilya, the ministry said in a press statement.
In addition, three Palestinian demonstrators were injured by rubber-coated metal bullets shot fired by Israeli soldiers, said Murad Ishteiwi, the Palestinian coordinator of the popular resistance in the village of KafrQaddum, east of Qalqilya.
Similar clashes broke out between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers in the village of Beit Dajan close to the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to eyewitnesses and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
The Israeli authorities didn't comment on the incidents.
Earlier in the day, a Palestinian was killed after he tried to stab an Israeli settler east of Qalqilya.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said at least 79 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank and East Jerusalem during clashes with Israeli forces since the start of this year, while Israeli official figures showed that 14 Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks.
Source: Xinhua
