Israeli Army Kills Palestinian During West Bank Clashes
A Palestinian youth throws stones at Israeli soldiers following a demonstration in the West Bank village of Nilin, near Ramallah, on January 21, 2009. Image by Getty
Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian during stone-throwing clashes in the occupied West Bank on Friday, residents and the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said about 100 Palestinians were involved in what she described as a violent riot during which they threw stones at Israeli soldiers. “In response to the threat the soldiers fired riot dispersal means,” she said.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said the man killed had been shot in the chest. Residents of the West Bank village Nabi Saleh, near the city of Ramallah, said he was shot during stone-throwing clashes that erupted after Friday prayers.
At least 244 Palestinians have died during a wave of sporadic violence in Israel and the Palestinian Territories, which began in October 2015. At least 164 of them had launched stabbing, shooting or car ramming attacks, Israel says. Others died during clashes and protests.
In the same period of violence, 37 Israelis, two American tourists and a British student have been killed.
Israel has said the Palestinian leadership is inciting the violence. The Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited self-rule in the West Bank, denies incitement and says that, in many cases, Israel has used excessive force in thwarting attackers armed with rudimentary weapons.
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