A Palestinian teenager injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Friday died of his injuries in hospital, the Palestinian health ministry said on Saturday.
This is Mohammed Mounir Al Tamimi, 17, who succumbed to his gunshot wounds in hospital, the ministry said in a statement.
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Clashes between Palestinians protesting against Israeli colonization and Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Friday, leaving 320 Palestinians injured, the majority by tear gas, said the rescue services of the Palestinian Red Crescent.
They also reported 21 people hit by live bullets and 68 by rubber bullets.
Hundreds of Palestinians had gathered in the afternoon in the locality of Beita, a hot spot in recent months, to protest against the wild colony of Eviatar, located nearby, noted an AFP photographer.
Israeli settlers had settled in early May on a hill near Nablus to found the wild colony of Eviatar, without obtaining permission from the Israeli government.
After several weeks of clashes and tensions, an agreement was reached with the settlers of Eviatar who evacuated the premises but left their mobile homes, while the Israeli Ministry of Defense reviewed the property rights of the residents. lands to determine if they can be considered Israeli.
If the ministry rules in favor of the colonists, the latter will then be authorized to establish themselves in a more lasting way.
In the meantime, the Israeli army maintains its presence at the scene.
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The settlement reached with the settlers was rejected by the mayor of Beita who said "
clashes and demonstrations will continue
" as long as Israelis "
remain on our land
". The West Bank is a Palestinian territory occupied since 1967 by Israel and all Israeli settlements there are considered illegal under international law. More than 470,000 people now live in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
