Ramallah, West Bank: Israeli troops shot and killed a 12-year-old Palestinian boy in the central West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
The boy, Hatem Ghaith, was fatally shot in the stomach at the Qalandiya refugee camp, the ministry said.
Commenting on the shooting, the Israeli army said its forces opened fire at rioters who were hurling rocks at troops operating in the area.
Mournars carry the body of Hatem Ghaith, aged 12.Credit: AP
According to Wafa, the official Palestinian new agency, the shooting occurred during an Israeli military raid on the camp.
Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war a year ago, violence has surged in the occupied West Bank, where over 700 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces, according to the Health Ministry.
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