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Clashes between Palestinians and Israelis in the West Bank (on May 20)
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According to Palestinian sources, a youth has been killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank.
The 15-year-old was hit by a bullet in the neck near the city of Bethlehem, the Ministry of Health in Ramallah said.
Palestinian media reported that the youth was initially taken to a hospital and died there as a result of his injuries.
Israel's army reported on Twitter that a group in the village near Bethlehem threw stones and Molotov cocktails at soldiers.
They then opened fire and finally gave first medical aid to an injured person.
The army did not say whether it was the young person who died later.
A wave of terror has killed 18 people in Israel since March, and Palestinians shot dead an Israeli security guard and a soldier in the West Bank.
The Israeli army has been conducting raids in parts of the West Bank for weeks.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, more than 30 Palestinians have been killed since the end of March.
Some of them were killed during military operations, but also in their own attacks or in clashes with the army.
Two weeks ago, a journalist from the Al-Jazeera TV station was fatally injured during such an operation in Jenin.
The Palestinians blame Israel for their deaths.
According to the Israeli army, however, it is not clear where the fatal shot came from.
mic/dpa
