Zionist forces shot and killed a Palestinian boy in a village in the occupied West Bank on Thursday.

Zionist forces shot and killed a Palestinian boy in a village in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, local medics and residents told Reuters.

Bahaa Badr, 13, was shot in the chest as Zionist forces entered Beit Liqya near the dividing line with the Zionist occupation entity and were pelted with stones by local youths, the sources said.

A military spokesperson said soldiers responded with live fire and the army would investigate the reports of the killing.

It is unclear whether the boy took part in the confrontation.

Tensions in the occupied West Bank have risen since the Zionist seven-week war in Gaza began in July and killed more than 2,000 Palestinians.