Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager west of Jenin
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager in the town of al-Yamoun, west of Jenin, Wafa news agency reported on Wednesday, citing local sources.
According to the sources, 15-year-old Rayan Tamer Hoshiyah was shot by Israeli soldiers during a military raid on the town. He was subsequently transferred to the al-Yamoun Medical Centre, where he was pronounced dead.
Israeli forces stormed the town earlier on Wednesday, firing live ammunition at residents.
Wafa said that Hoshiyah's death brought the toll of Palestinians killed in the Jenin governorate since 21 January, the beginning of the Israeli military incursion on Jenin city and its refugee camp, to 39.
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