Palestinians say a 12-year-old boy was killed by rubber bullets fired by Israeli troops in the central West Bank.
According to the Palestinian news agency Ma’an, clashes broke out when Israeli troops entered the town of al-Ram, north of Jerusalem. The report says Palestinian youths hurtled rocks and empty bottles at the security forces, who responded with live fire, rubber bullets and tear gas.
Israel Police says, however, that that the violence broke out when Border Police officers who were returning the body of a Palestinian terrorist came under attack from a Molotov cocktail. The troops responded with tear gas and stun grenades, and did not use live fire, police say.
The police say they are looking into the Palestinian claims.
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