Palestinian boy, 14, killed by Israeli fire in West Bank, ministry says

Moataz Iyad Daghlas was killed on Monday evening in Burqa, north-west of Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry said. It said it had been informed of his death by the Palestinian Authority’s civil affairs body.

The Israeli military said soldiers had spotted several people whom it believed intended to throw stones at Israeli vehicles, according to the BBC and The Times of Israel. It said troops fired to remove the threat and that hits were identified. The military said stones had previously been thrown at vehicles in the area.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said its teams treated a 17-year-old who had been shot in the abdomen and pelvis and a 19-year-old shot in the hand, Palestinian outlet Raya reported. Both were taken to hospital.

The Red Crescent also said Israeli forces blocked ambulance crews from reaching a third person reported injured and detained three volunteer paramedics while they were working in Burqa. Palestinian news agency WAFA separately reported that ambulance crews were prevented from reaching Daghlas before his death was announced.

The health ministry and the boy’s relatives said Israeli authorities were withholding his body.