In the occupied West Bank, Israeli troops killed a Palestinian adolescent.

Confrontations erupted when Israeli soldiers bulldozed the house of a guy suspected of murdering an Israeli last year, prompting the escalation of violence.

A 17-year-old Palestinian kid was killed by Israeli forces during clashes in the town of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry and the official Wafa news agency, which reported the incident on Monday.


According to the health ministry, Mohammed Abu Salah was slain in the hamlet of Silat al-Harithiya when forces came late on Sunday to destroy the house of Muhammad Jaradat, who is suspected of murdering an Israeli settler late last year, according to the health ministry.

There were Israeli troops on the scene, escorted by a military bulldozer, who barred cars from entering or leaving.



When word of the Israeli raid reached Silat al-Harithiya, hundreds of Palestinians from nearby villages and towns took to the streets on foot, according to local media reports.

According to the Palestinian health ministry, hundreds of Palestinians were wounded by live gunfire and rubber-coated bullets fired by the Israeli army during the conflict.


According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, its ambulances were unable to enter the area because of the blockade.


Soldiers and Palestinian militants, according to eyewitnesses, traded fire.


Many Palestinians hurled rocks and petrol bombs at troops, who reacted with "riot dispersal equipment and also shot at shooters they had detected," according to an Israeli military statement, which didn't make any direct reference to the teen's killing.


A number of armed protesters were spotted by the forces, who opened fire on them in an effort to neutralize the danger, according to the statement.


An Israeli was killed in a gunshot assault on a vehicle near the illegal Jewish outpost of Homesh on December 16, according to Jaradat, who has been accused with the crime. During Israel's departure from the Gaza Strip in 2005, the old settlement was demolished as part of the process.


Extinguishers were used to destroy the floor of the home where Jaradat's family was staying.

The Israeli government claims that demolishing the houses of attackers may assist to discourage future attacks.


Human rights organizations have decried the approach as "collective punishment," pointing out that it often targets houses where other family members also reside.


Israeli destruction and seizure of Palestinian buildings throughout the occupied West Bank climbed by 32 percent in the last year compared to the same period in 2020, with an average of two demolitions each week. As a consequence of the conflict, at least 656 Palestinians were displaced, including 359 children.

SOURCE: NEWS AGENCIES

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