A Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli forces during clashes in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.
Mohammed Hamayel, 15, "died as a result of being shot in the face with live ammunition by the Israeli occupation" during clashes in Nablus in the northern West Bank, a statement by the ministry said.
The Israeli military said it was responding to a “violent riot” of some 500 Palestinians, many of whom hurled rocks at Israeli troops and set tires on fire. It said it was reviewing the incident.
"We are aware of a report regarding a killed Palestinian and several injured. The incident will be reviewed," an Israeli army statement read.
Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in an area south of the city in response to information that Israeli settlers would arrive and seize some land, AFP reported.
Israeli forces fired tear gas as clashes broke out since morning. They also used live ammunition and rubber bullets to break up the demonstration.
The Israeli settlement watchdog group Peace Now said late last month that Israel is moving forward on plans to build more than 1,700 homes for settlers in the West Bank.
The approvals came weeks after the US administration unveiled its long-anticipated Mideast plan, which sides with Israel on many of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’s main points of contention, according to The Associated Press.
It envisions Israel annexing parts of the West Bank, including its 120 settlements and the 500,000 settlers who live there.
It also falls short of granting the Palestinians a state, offering them limited autonomy over disjointed chunks of land.
