Israel kills Palestinian teenager in occupied West Bank The Israeli army confirms that its forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank, after accusing him of throwing stones near Bethlehem. The Israeli claim could not be independently verified. In a brief statement cited by The Times of Israel, the military claims a “riot” broke out in the area, alleging that Palestinians hurled stones at Israeli soldiers. “The troops used riot dispersal means and then opened fire on a main instigator,” the army says, adding that “a hit was identified.” The Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Health names the victim as 16-year-old Ammar Yasser Muhammad Taamra, another child killed amid Israel’s routine use of lethal force against Palestinians in the occupied territory. Images circulated by local media show Taamra’s family mourning over his body, as anger grows over Israel’s ongoing killings of Palestinian minors, often justified by vague or unverified military claims. Rights groups have repeatedly accused Israel of excessive and unlawful use of force in the occupied West Bank, where soldiers routinely shoot Palestinians during raids, protests and confrontations with near-total impunity.