Xinhua News Agency
RAMALLAH — A Palestinian teenager was killed on Thursday during clashes with Israeli soldiers near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a press statement that O’udai Sallah, 17, was killed after Israeli soldiers shot him in the head during clashes in the village of Kafr Dan, adding that two other Palestinians were injured.
Palestinian eyewitnesses said fierce clashes broke out in the village after an Israeli army force stormed the homes of two Palestinians who were killed on Wednesday in an exchange of fire that killed an Israeli army officer. The eyewitnesses added that the Israeli soldiers questioned the families of the two and detained two Palestinians before leaving the village.
An Israeli army spokesman said that the Israeli army force stormed the homes of the two Palestinian attackers, who killed the Israeli officer on Wednesday.
In response to the shooting attack, the Israeli army closed the al-Jalama checkpoint near Jenin and halted the travel of cars and individuals until further notice, according to Israeli media reports.
Overnight and on Thursday morning, the Israeli army arrested 14 Palestinians from their homes in several towns and villages near Jenin and Hebron, according to the West Bank-based Palestinian Prisoners’ Club Association.
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, around 100 Palestinians have been killed since January 2022, including 34 from Jenin. – gb
