Members of the Israeli security forces stand during clashes following the funeral of seven-year-old Palestinian boy Rayyan Suleiman, who according to his father has died of heart failure while being chased by Israeli soldiers, east of Bethlehem, Israeli-occupied West Bank Sept. 30, 2022. (Credit: REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma)
RAMALLAH - Israeli border police shot and killed a Palestinian who was throwing a firebomb at them during a clash in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, a police spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said border police officers driving near the village Al-Eizariya came under attack from a group of Palestinians throwing rocks and firebombs. The officers shot one of the men throwing a firebomb, the spokesperson said.
The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed one person was killed in the incident.
Violence in the West Bank — part of what Palestinians want as an independent state — has simmered since US-sponsored negotiations with Israel stalled in 2014.
Reporting contributed by Ali Sawafta, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ari Rabinovitch