Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the southern West Bank on Wednesday, sources on both sides told AFP. A Palestinian security source named the victim as 15-year-old Yussef Sami Shawamreh and said he was shot dead near the barrier southwest of Hebron. Witnesses said the victim had been foraging for local plants when he was shot, but the army claimed he and two others had been vandalising the security fence. The Israeli army claimed troops had fired at Palestinians trying to damage the barrier.
03-25-2014, 01:07 AM
Israel troops 'kill Palestinian teen' in West Bank
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the southern West Bank on Wednesday, sources on both sides told AFP. A Palestinian security source named the victim as 15-year-old Yussef Sami Shawamreh and said he was shot dead near the barrier southwest of Hebron. Witnesses said the victim had been foraging for local plants when he was shot, but the army claimed he and two others had been vandalising the security fence. The Israeli army claimed troops had fired at Palestinians trying to damage the barrier.
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