Palestinian teenager killed, two other wounded by IDF fire in West Bank near Nablus - report

On Tuesday morning, a 14-year-old Palestinian boy lost his life in the village of Burka, situated near Nablus in the West Bank, due to IDF fire, according to Palestinian sources. The Israeli Defense Forces claimed that their troops were conducting an operation on the outskirts of the village when they identified a group of suspects allegedly planning to hurl stones at Israeli vehicles, prompting them to discharge their weapons.

Two additional teenagers, aged 16 and 17, sustained injuries in the incident, as reported by Palestinian sources. According to military sources, the IDF soldiers were positioned in an ambush aimed at apprehending suspected stone-throwers. The 14-year-old youth was masked and accompanied by two other individuals who were reportedly preparing to throw stones, as stated by military sources.

The IDF soldiers fired in compliance with their rules of engagement, and confirmed hits were made, according to military sources. On the preceding Monday, IDF troops, Border Police officers, and Shin Bet personnel apprehended 10 Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) suspects in the village of Arrabe, located within the Menashe Brigade's operational area in the northern West Bank.

These suspects were believed to be engaged in constructing terrorist infrastructure and plotting an attack against Israeli civilians in the region. The operation, carried out by soldiers from the IDF's Paratroopers Brigade Reconnaissance Battalion and Duvdevan undercover counterterror commandos, alongside Border Police officers, involved simultaneous raids on ten separate locations to capture the terrorists, who were associated with the PIJ terror group, based on intelligence provided by Shin Bet. The 10 suspects were subsequently transferred for further questioning.