An Israeli man guarding a ‌group of Jewish settlers who walked on to Palestinian village land on Friday opened fire towards ‌Palestinians who confronted them, killing a 17-year-old and wounding a 70-year-old man, officials said. The incident in ​the occupied West Bank village of Sa’ir followed the latest in what the Israeli military describes as “unauthorised hikes” by settlers, who enter the outskirts of villages in what Palestinians ​view as an act of intimidation.The Palestinian villagers threw rocks toward the settlers, “who ⁠were present in the area without advance authorisation”, the military said in ‌a ‌statement. ​Some of the settlers were injured, it added.“A security official opened fire in the area, and there ⁠are Palestinian casualties as a ​result of the shooting,” the military said.[ Israel issues tender for homes in West Bank project opposed by PalestiniansOpens in new window ]Palestinian ​officials said a 17-year-old boy died after being shot in the chest. ‌The condition of the 70-year-old was not ​immediately clear.The village of Sa’ir sits near the city of ⁠Hebron in a southern West Bank ⁠area under ​Palestinian Authority civil control and where Israelis are generally prohibited from entering. The West Bank, home to three million Palestinians and some 500,000 settlers, has seen a rise in settler violence and seizures of land and resources. A siege by settlers of homes in the village of Qusra this week drew international condemnation.United Nations bodies and ‌most countries view the ⁠settlements as illegal under international law regarding military occupations. Israel disputes this, citing biblical links to the area.Overnight, in Jenin in ‌the north, Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man after raiding his home, ​Palestinian officials said. The military said soldiers shot him ​after he tried to stab them. No troops were injured, it added. – Reuters