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PA health ministry: Teenager shot dead by Israeli gunfire near Qalqilya

By Emanuel Fabian 2 March 2023, 10:04 pm Edit

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

Israeli security forces conduct a search operation following a reported stabbing attack in the West Bank village of Azzun near Qalqilya on September 7, 2019. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
File: Israeli security forces conduct a search operation following a reported stabbing attack in the West Bank village of Azzun near Qalqilya on September 7, 2019. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)

The Palestinian Authority Health Ministry says a teenager has been shot dead and another is critically hurt by Israeli troops’ gunfire in the West Bank.

The ministry says 15-year-old Mohammed Salim was shot in the back in the town of Azzun, near Qalqilya, and a second teen is critically hurt after being shot in the chest.

The Israel Defense Forces does not immediately comment on the circumstances.

The Rescuers Without Borders emergency service says troops opened fire at Palestinians hurling Molotov cocktails in the town.

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