Palestinian teen killed by Israeli army in West Bank clash: Palestinian ministry

Jerusalem – A Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli soldiers in clashes that erupted during a Jewish religious pilgrimage in the northern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said Wednesday.

The ministry identified the fatality as Ghaith Yamin, 16, who died of a head wound “after being shot by Israeli forces” during clashes near Joseph’s Tomb, east of Nablus.