Israeli troops kill Palestinian boy

Israeli troops have reportedly killed a Palestinian teenager and injured several others during clashes near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.

According to reports, Orwa Hammad, 14, was shot in the head on Friday after clashes erupted between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Silwad, located northeast of Ramallah.

Reports say several protesters also suffered injuries and a number of others were arrested during skirmishes with Israeli forces in and around the Palestinian city of al-Quds (Jerusalem).

The fresh clashes come as the Israeli regime has recently boosted its military presence around the al-Aqsa Mosque and restricted entrance to the holy compound in al-Quds.

Also on Friday, similar clashes erupted in the neighborhoods of Wadi al-Joz, Ras al-Amud, Silwan and al-Issawiya in al-Quds when angry Palestinian demonstrators protested the death of Abd al-Rahman al-Shaludi, 21, also killed by Israeli police earlier in the week.

Tensions have been high in the occupied city since Wednesday when the Palestinian youth allegedly rammed his car into a train station.

According to Israel the incident was deliberate, but family of the driver, who was later shot dead by Israeli forces, said it was an accident.

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