Palestinian children are seen walking through a hole in a damaged house in a refugee camp in Tulkarm, where the Israeli army carried out overnight raids, on Jan. 19, 2024 in the occupied West Bank, amid ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. (Photo by Zain Jaafar/AFP)
JERUSALEM — A Palestinian-American teenager was killed by Israeli security forces on Friday in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said.
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The American-born youth was 17 years old, the boy's uncle told Reuters, adding that the incident occurred during clashes with the Israeli military that included stone-throwing by Palestinians.
The Palestinian official news agency WAFA said the youth had been killed by Israeli gunfire.
Asked at a White House briefing on Friday, National Security spokesman John Kirby said: "We don't have perfect context about exactly what happened, but we're seriously concerned about it."
He added that the White House would be in "constant touch"
with counterparts in the region to get more information.
teenager was killed by Israeli security forces on Friday in the
occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said.
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a
request for comment.
The American-born youth was 17 years old, the boy's uncle
told Reuters, adding that the incident occurred during clashes
with the...