Palestinian teenager shot dead by Israeli forces near Ramallah
A Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli forces on Thursday near Baytin, close to the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian health ministry said Haitham Mubakar, 17, was killed "by the Israeli occupation army’s bullets".
The Israeli army claimed Mubakar had "attacked a soldier with a hammer, injuring him in the face".
It said the soldier responded with live fire killing the teenager.
The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that six Palestinians had been arrested in overnight raids in Jenin refugee camp, in the north of the West Bank.
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The Palestinian Red Crescent said it had treated 12 people for injuries following a separate raid by the Israeli army in Nablus.
The Israeli army has been conducting near-daily raids in the West Bank since the start of the year during which around 100 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
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