The Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) reported that a 15-year-old boy was killed by "Israeli occupation forces' bullets, this Friday evening, during clashes that broke out in the town of Al-Khader, south of Bethlehem." For its part, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said that the Israeli forces wounded about 90 people. People at protests in the occupied West Bank. The Red Crescent statement also stated that at least one Palestinian was wounded in the leg before being taken to hospital, while others were injured by stun grenades, rubber bullets, and tear gas inhalation. The Israeli army did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement denouncing the Israeli crackdown, saying residents were protesting against the expansion of Jewish settlements and the confiscation of Palestinian land. The worst clashes took place in the central West Bank town of Huwwara, near the city of Nablus.
