Palestinian teen killed in clash with Israel army: officials

A Palestinian teen shot during clashes with the Israeli army in the West Bank died of his wounds early today, Palestinian medical and security sources said.

The sources said 14-year-old Laith Khaldi of the Jalazon refugee camp was shot in the chest during clashes with Israeli forces near the Atara checkpoint yesterday evening and died hours later in hospital.

A spokeswoman for the Israeli army told AFP that "a Palestinian suspect hurled a Molotov cocktail at an army post in Bir Zeit. In response to the immediate danger, the soldiers fired toward the assailant, identifying a hit".

Clashes had erupted in the West Bank yesterday after a Palestinian toddler was burnt to death as the result of an arson attack by suspected Israeli settlers.
 

Also, a Palestinian man was killed and another wounded by Israeli fire when they approached a security fence separating the Gaza Strip from Israel, medical officials said.