Palestinian Teen Shot Dead by Israeli Army in West Bank

TEHRAN (defapress) – Israeli forces shot dead an 18-year-old Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron (al-Khalil), the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

News ID: 79443

Date: 01 December 2019 - 13:03

The ministry identified the man as Badawi Masalmeh, adding that Israeli soldiers took his body after he died on Saturday, Al Jazeera reported.

The Israeli army said its forces spotted three people hurling firebombs at Israeli vehicles on a nearby route and fired at them.

The two others were arrested at the scene, near the entrance of an illegal Jewish settlement on the outskirts of Hebron (al-Khalil).

According to local media reports, medics were barred from the scene of the incident, near the Palestinian town of Beit Awwa, around 22 kilometers west of Hebron.

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