JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Sunday it had killed one person overnight during an operation in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, with the Palestinian health ministry reporting a teenager had been shot dead.
“Overnight (Sunday), IDF reserve soldiers... conducted an operational activity in the area of Nablus during which a terrorist hurled an explosive device toward the soldiers,” the military said in a brief statement.
“The soldiers responded with fire and eliminated the terrorist. No IDF injuries were reported.”
The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry said: “Hassan Ahmed Jamil Moussa (19 years old) was killed last night by fire from the occupation forces in the Askar refugee camp.”
The Askar camp for Palestinian refugees is at the eastern end of Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967.
Majed Abu Kishk, the head of the Askar services committee, said the teenager was shot at around midnight during a raid on the camp.
He was detained by the Israeli forces and when he was handed over to the Palestinian ambulance services, “he was already dead.”
Violence in the Palestinian territory has soared since the Hamas attack on Israel triggered the Gaza war in October 2023.
At least 1,006 Palestinians, including militants, have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces or settlers since the war started, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
During the same period, 43 Israelis, including soldiers, have been killed in Palestinian attacks in the West Bank, according to official Israeli figures.