Israeli forces kill Palestinian youth in the West Bank, health officials say

Israeli soldiers fatally shot a Palestinian 18-year-old in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, health officials said, the latest in a string of deadly incidents in the territory, Qazet.az reports.

The Israeli military said its soldiers had opened fire at people throwing rocks at Israeli vehicles driving down a road and that "hits were confirmed".

The Palestinian Health Ministry said the teenager had been killed and a second Palestinian wounded by the Israeli gunfire.