Palestinian American teen killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank, official says
Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian American teenager and wounded two others in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to Palestinian officials.
Ramallah Gov. Laila Ghannam said a 14-year-old Palestinian American boy was shot dead by Israeli troops in the village of Turmusaya. Two other Palestinian American boys, ages 14 and 15, were injured in the incident, according to Turmusaya Mayor Lafi Shalabi.
The Israeli military said its soldiers opened fire during a counterterrorism operation in Turmusaya when they saw three 'terrorists who hurled rocks toward the highway, thus endangering civilians driving.'
The soldiers killed one and hit the other two, the military said.
The military shared a blurry video purportedly showing the incident, in which three barely visible figures appear. It said it would continue operating in the West Bank 'to protect the residents in the area.'
The injured boys were shot in the abdomen, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
One severely injured boy and another with minor wounds were taken to a hospital in Ramallah, the Palestinian Authority health ministry said.
CNN has reached out to the US State Department for comment.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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