Palestinian Teenager Killed By Israeli Army In Nablus

A Palestinian teenager has been killed during armed clashes and confrontations with the Israeli army after it raided the West Bank city of Nablus.

The Palestinian health ministry identified him as 15-year-old Mahdi Hashash from the Balata refugee camp in Nablus.

It said the deceased succumbed to serious wounds from shrapnel in different parts of his body during the army’s raid on Nablus at dawn on Wednesday.

At least three other Palestinians were injured during the raid, including one with serious injuries from live ammunition, and the rest from rubber-coated bullets, Wafa news agency reported.

Hashash is the latest Palestinian to be killed in the occupied West Bank this year, with the death toll the highest it has been in 16 years, according to the United Nations.

Israeli forces have killed at least 195 Palestinians, including 47 children, in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip since the beginning of 2022. Close to half of the total people killed were from Jenin.