Overview

• Israeli forces killed a 16-year-old Palestinian during clashes in the West Bank.
• The teen was shot in the chest during confrontations between Palestinians throwing rocks and Israeli forces.
• Israeli forces carried out recent arrests and confiscated weapons in a nearby Palestinian town.
• Israeli-Palestinian violence has surged in 2021, with over 97 Palestinians killed by Israel in the West Bank alone.
• The Israeli military has not yet commented on the shooting.