Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Beit Dajan, near the West Bank city of Nablus on July 23, 2021.(Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
A Palestinian assailant who was throwing firebombs and rocks at an Israeli car was shot in the West Bank on Saturday, the army said.
Two other suspects were arrested after a chase, the Israel Defense Forces said.
The military said the three Palestinians were hurling Molotov cocktails and stones at an Israeli vehicle near the settlement of Mevo Dotan. Soldiers moved to arrest them and thwart a potential terror attack, opening fire in their direction and hitting one suspect. His condition was not immediately known.
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Tear gas canisters fired by Israeli forces land amidst Palestinian protesters during confrontations in the town of Beita, near the West Bank city of Nablus, on July 23, 2021, after a protest against the Israeli outpost of Eviatar. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP)
A Palestinian teenager was shot and killed by live fire during clashes with the IDF near his hometown of Nabi Saleh, the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry said Friday night.
The IDF did not immediately confirm the claim, although several other clashes were known to have taken place across the West Bank on Friday.
According to the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry, Mohammad Munir al-Tamimi, 17, was shot in the stomach during clashes with Israeli soldiers on Friday afternoon. He was rushed to a hospital in nearby Salfit in critical condition, where he died later that night.
Jul 23, 2021 02:57 pm
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) Palestinian health officials on Friday said a 17-year-old youth was shot and killed by Israeli troops during a clash in the occupied West Bank.
The shooting occurred in Nebi Saleh, a village where residents have held numerous demonstrations over the years against the expansion of a nearby Israeli settlement on what they say is their land.
The official Palestinian news agency Wafa identified the teen as Mohammed Tamimi, a member of a large extended family that lives in the village.
Bilal Tamimi, a resident and relative of the teen, said he was shot in the back during a clash that erupted after Israeli troops entered the village. Further details were not immediately available, and the Israeli military said it was investigating.
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