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Mid-East conflict: Palestinians blame Israel over teenager's death | Mid-East conflict: Palestinians blame Israel over teenager's death |
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The Palestinian presidency has blamed Israel for the killing of a 15-year-old boy near Ramallah in the West Bank. | The Palestinian presidency has blamed Israel for the killing of a 15-year-old boy near Ramallah in the West Bank. |
The teenager, Wajdi Wajih al-Ramahi, was killed in the Jelazoun refugee camp on Saturday night. | The teenager, Wajdi Wajih al-Ramahi, was killed in the Jelazoun refugee camp on Saturday night. |
A Palestinian medical source told AFP he was dead on arrival at a Ramallah hospital, from a single gunshot wound, in what President Mahmoud Abbas said was a "cold-blooded assassination". | A Palestinian medical source told AFP he was dead on arrival at a Ramallah hospital, from a single gunshot wound, in what President Mahmoud Abbas said was a "cold-blooded assassination". |
The Israeli army says it is investigating the reports. | The Israeli army says it is investigating the reports. |
Some reports say the boy was killed during a clash in the refugee camp between the Israeli army and Palestinian protesters. | Some reports say the boy was killed during a clash in the refugee camp between the Israeli army and Palestinian protesters. |
The camp is close to the Israeli settlement of Beit El and is the scene of frequent clashes between young Palestinians and Israeli soldiers. | The camp is close to the Israeli settlement of Beit El and is the scene of frequent clashes between young Palestinians and Israeli soldiers. |
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that there had been army activity between Beit El and Il Azoun north of Ramallah during which it received reports of the death of a Palestinian. It said it was reviewing those reports. | |
But the boy's father says an IDF soldier shot a single bullet in the direction of his son from a watch tower. | But the boy's father says an IDF soldier shot a single bullet in the direction of his son from a watch tower. |
According to the father, his son was not involved in any clashes with the IDF. | According to the father, his son was not involved in any clashes with the IDF. |
"I will send the body of my son for autopsy to prove he was killed by Israeli army gunfire and I will sue them," he said. | "I will send the body of my son for autopsy to prove he was killed by Israeli army gunfire and I will sue them," he said. |
President Abbas said the death was destructive to the peace process. | President Abbas said the death was destructive to the peace process. |
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