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Palestinian teen killed in West Bank clashes with Israeli army

The Israel Defense Forces said troops fired on the crowd to disperse hundreds of Palestinians who were rioting in a village south of Nablus.

Beita protest
Palestinian protesters carry an injured man on a stretcher during confrontations with Israeli security forces following a demonstration in the village of Beita, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank on June 11, 2021. — JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images

A Palestinian teenager was killed Friday when the Israeli army open fire on an anti-settlement demonstration in the West Bank, Palestinian health officials said. 

The Palestinian Red Crescent said, "Mohammad Said Hamayel, 15, died in clashes" near Beita, a village south of Nablus. The Palestinian Health Ministry also identified Hamayel as the victim and said six others were wounded when Israeli forces opened fire on the crowd. 

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