Palestinian Shot By Israelis In West Bank Protests Dies: Ministry

A Palestinian teenager shot by Israeli forces during clashes in the occupied West Bank last week died of his wounds on Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry said

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd May, 2018 ) :A Palestinian teenager shot by Israeli forces during clashes in the occupied West Bank last week died of his wounds on Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry said.

The 15-year-old was shot in clashes at the entrance of Al-Bireh, north of Ramallah in the West Bank, the ministry said in a statement. The Israeli army said it was looking into the incident. The health ministry did not say what day the teen was wounded, but the official Palestinian news agency WAFA said he was shot in the stomach during clashes on May 15.

Major protests took place across the Palestinian territories on May 14 as the United States transferred its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.