Israeli forces killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy during an operation in the occupied West Bank village of Burqa, northwest of Nablus, Palestinian officials said on Tuesday.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the boy as Moataz Iyad and said Israeli authorities were withholding his body. Two other teenagers were also wounded, the authorities said.
The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that a 17-year-old was shot in the abdomen and pelvis, while a 19-year-old sustained a gunshot wound to the hand.
Wafa also reported that soldiers detained the boy's father, prevented an ambulance from reaching the wounded and briefly detained three volunteer paramedics from the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
The Israeli military confirmed that its soldiers had opened fire in the area.
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“The forces responded with gunfire to neutralise the threat and several hits were confirmed,” the military said in a statement.
The killing comes amid waves of settler violence across the occupied West Bank, where Israeli military…