Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during a military operation in Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank early Tuesday, locals and medics said.
Palestinian Red Crescent medics told (Ma’an) News Agency 16-year-old Yousef Abu Zagha was shot by Israeli fire in the chest during clashes with troops who raided the camp overnight.
Abu Zagha was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at a public hospital in Jenin.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said that he was a “Hamas operative” about to hurl an explosive device at troops sent to arrest him.
“They opened fire and confirmed a hit,” the spokeswoman said.
The killing came after Israeli forces found the bodies of three Israeli teenagers who had been missing in the West Bank since June 12.
Source: QNA