Palestinian killed during clashes with Israeli troops in West Bank

More than 100 Israelis and Palestinians have been killed in past couple of months

Israeli troops fire tear gas towards Palestinians gathering this week near the scene of what the Israeli army said was a suspected Palestinian stabbing attack, at the West Bank Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron. Photograph: Mussa Qawasma/Reuters
Israeli troops fire tear gas towards Palestinians gathering this week near the scene of what the Israeli army said was a suspected Palestinian stabbing attack, at the West Bank Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron. Photograph: Mussa Qawasma/Reuters

A 21-year-old Palestinian has died in clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank, officials said.

Yehya Taha died in a Ramallah hospital of bullet wounds, said health ministry spokesman Mohammed Awawdeh.

Palestinian media said Mr Taha died following an army raid of the village of Qattana.

Since mid-September, 19 Israelis and at least 92 Palestinians have died, mostly from stabbings and shootings.

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