IDF says slain Palestinian teen was throwing rocks at cars

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The Israel Defense Forces comments on reports of a Palestinian killed in the West Bank earlier, saying the man was hurling stones at Israeli cars.

According to the IDF, several masked men hurled rocks at cars driving on the Route 60 highway near the al-Aroub refugee camp.

“The IDF responded by shooting at them,” the military says, adding that a “hit was identified.”

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