Palestinian American teen shot dead by Israeli settler, officials say | West Bank

A Palestinian teenager with US citizenship was shot and killed by Israeli forces in Turmus Ayya, West Bank, with the Israeli military claiming he was a “terrorist” endangering civilians by throwing rocks. The incident occurred amid increased violence and clashes in the volatile West Bank, where settler violence and confrontations between Israeli forces and armed Palestinians have escalated. The Palestinian foreign ministry condemned the killing as an “extra-judicial” act by Israeli forces, while the Israeli army stated they were eliminating terrorists who were endangering civilians during a counterterrorism operation in the area.

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