Palestinian teenage boy killed by Israeli forces laid to rest

Rasa - Palestinians have held a funeral procession for a teenager shot dead by Israeli forces during clashes in the occupied West Bank.

News ID: 442135

Date: 16 December 2018 - 19:41

RNA - The Palestinians marched through the streets of Ramallah on Saturday to attend the funeral of Mahmoud Nakhla, 18, a day after Israeli regime forces killed him during clashes in Jalazone refugee camp in Ramallah.

Several people were also injured in the clashes that erupted between Palestinians and Israeli forces during protests in Ramallah against the Israeli settlement construction and the seizure of their land.

Israeli forces also clashed with Palestinian protesters in other areas across the occupied territories. They shot and injured several protesters in the city of al-Bireh.

In the besieged Gaza Strip, 85 Palestinians, including seven medics and three journalists, were also wounded by Israeli gunfire as thousands demonstrated near the fence, separating Gaza from the occupied territories, on Friday.

Separately on Saturday,  Israeli forces raided the al-Am'ari refugee camp in the south of al-Bireh and demolished the home of a Palestinian prisoner accused of killing an Israeli soldier in May. Islam Abu Hamid was arrested during a raid of the camp in June.

In reaction, the Palestinian government released a statement, holding the Tel Aviv regime responsible for the deterioration of the situation on the ground as a result of its incursions.

According to Press TV, Palestinian government spokesman Youssef al-Mahmoud described the incursion as a "scene of collective punishment," demanding "immediate international intervention and provision of international protection for our unarmed Palestinian people."

The demolition came amid an intense search operation across the occupied territories after two soldiers were killed near Ramallah.

On Friday, the military said it had rounded up as many as 40 Palestinians, trying to hunt down the suspect.

The two Israeli troops were killed after an attacker emerged from a vehicle and shot at soldiers near the settlements of Beit El and Ofra on Thursday.

The alleged shooting came after Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in separate operations over the span of six hours.

In total, seven people were killed in the most violent day to hit the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem al-Quds in months.

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