A Palestinian teenager was knocked down and killed by an Israeli military jeep in a town in the southern West Bank.
A Palestinian teenager was knocked down and killed by an Israeli military jeep in a town in the southern West Bank.
Palestinian police and witnesses said that the youth 19-year-old Moataz Sharawna, died after being hit by the vehicle during overnight clashes between Palestinians and occupation troops in Dura which li
es just southwest of the city of Hebron.
An Israel military spokeswoman confirmed an incident in the town, but claimed that initial reports suggested soldiers had fired at a youth who had “climbed onto a military vehicle.”
"Overnight there was an activity in Dura village near Hebron and a group of Palestinians began hurling rocks at the security forces who were in the area," she told AFP.
Medics at Hebron's Alia hospital confirmed to AFP that the victim had died after being run over.
Palestinian sources said an autopsy would be conducted to determine the cause of death, meaning the funeral would take place at 4:30pm (1330 GMT) in Dura.
Following the incident, shops and business were closed throughout the town as a sign of mourning, an AFP correspondent said.
