Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli forces near Ramallah
Ramallah (QNN)- An 18-year-old Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces on Saturday night near the town of Sinjil, northeast of Ramallah in occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed.
The Health Ministry said in a statement that Musab Nafal, a resident of the al-Mazra'a al-Sharqiya town, died from serious wounds sustained by Israeli occupation bullets near the village of Sinjil.
Local sources reported that Nafal and another youth were shot and seriously injured by Israeli gunfire while they were walking near Sinjil town.
Nafal was handed over by the forces to Palestinian medical teams before he was rushed to a hospital and was pronounced dead of his wounds while the other unnamed youth was arrested by the forces despite the fact the he was seriously injured.
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