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.
