Israeli settlers and military kill 2 Palestinians – one a teenager – in separate West Bank shootings

Israeli settlers shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian boy and wounded an elderly man after Palestinians allegedly threw rocks on Friday in Sa’ir, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The ministry identified the teenager as Karim Sanad Raja Shalaldeh. The teenager’s father told the Associated Press at the hospital that Israeli settlers had killed his son. The Israeli military said soldiers were dispatched to Sa’ir after Palestinians threw rocks at Israeli civilians who were in the area "without advanced authorisation". Some Israelis were injured and a security official opened fire. The shooting also wounded a 70-year-old man, official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. Read moreFrance, Germany, UK and Italy slam Israel's 'E1' West Bank settler project Separately, the Palestinian General Authority for Civil Affairs informed the Health Ministry that 58-year-old Fathi Khazem was fatally shot by Israeli forces during a raid early Friday in Jenin. An Israeli army official speaking on condition of anonymity in line with military rules alleged that Khazem attempted to stab an Israeli soldier during an overnight operation. No Israeli soldiers w...