Palestinian teen said killed in clashes with IDF northeast of Ramallah
16-year-old shot in chest near al-Mughayyir, PA health ministry says; army says troops responded to riot; Israeli drivers come under rock attack nearby
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A 16-year-old Palestinian was killed by live fire during clashes with Israeli soldiers near the West Bank town of al-Mughayyir, the Palestinian Authority health ministry said Friday.
Palestinian media reports identified the teen as Amjad Abu Alia.
According to the health ministry, Abu Alia was shot in the chest.
Several other Palestinians were hurt amid the clashes, according to Palestinian media.
The Israel Defense Forces said that soldiers and Border Police officers responded to a violent protest near the town northeast of Ramallah with riot dispersal means and live fire in some cases.
The military said it was aware of reports regarding a Palestinian killed.
#صورة الشهيـد الفتى أمجد أبو عليا (16 عاماً) الذي ارتقى برصاص الاحتلال في قرية المغير شمال شرق رام الله، وهو وحيد والديه. pic.twitter.com/mCuBx6XWfa
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According to the IDF, hundreds of Palestinians set fire to tires and hurled stones at Israeli vehicles passing the area.
A dashcam video showed one driver having stones hurled at him by a group of Palestinians. He was unharmed, according to Hebrew-language media reports.
תיעוד: רכב ישראלי נרגם באבנים בידי מחבלים בציר אלון, סמוך לכפר אל מוע'ייר.
בהמשך התפתחו שם עימותים אלימים בהשתתפות מאות.
הפלסטינים מדווחים על בן 16 שנורה בידי צה"ל ומת מפצעיו, ועל 2 פצועים נוספים pic.twitter.com/eO0fVGlVsR— Carmel Dangor כרמל דנגור (@carmeldangor) July 29, 2022
Shortly after, new clashes erupted between a group of settlers and Palestinians, which included both sides throwing stones at each other, the IDF said. Troops dispersed that gathering too.
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