Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank

16/12/2025 6:28

The Israeli military shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian during a raid on the town of Tuqu' on Monday, the Palestinian health ministry said, the latest deadly incident in a recent surge of violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.



The boy was shot after Israeli military forces gathered in the centre of town late on Monday and began firing "indiscriminately", according to a report by Palestinian state news agency WAFA citing the head of the Tuqu' town council.



The military shot the teenager, Ammar Yaser Sabbah, with a live round to the chest, the report said. He was rushed to the hospital but did not survive.



The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.