A 16-year-old as been shot dead near the occupied West bank city of Ramallah by the Israeli army. A 16-year-old Palestinian has been shot dead by the Israeli army in the village of al-Mughayyer, near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, according to the Palestinian health ministry and witnesses. “There were confrontations, and there was a lot of friction between the youth and the Israeli army and settlers,” he told Al Jazeera. “There was one settler who was armed, and my cousin was very close to him – it was point blank.”Nassar said it was not clear whether the Israeli army or settler fire had killed Amjad. The Israeli army spokesperson said that it was “aware of reports of a Palestinian that was killed”, and that the army had responded after Palestinians burned tyres and threw stones.

Source: News 24 July 29, 2022 17:04 UTC