Israeli forces swept into the Palestinians' administrative capital of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank overnight, killing a 16-year-old during their biggest raid into the city in years, Palestinian sources said on Monday (March 4).
Witnesses in Ramallah said Israeli forces had driven dozens of military vehicles into the city, which is the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority led by President Mahmoud Abbas.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces shot and killed 16-year-old Mustafa Abu Shalbak at Am’ari refugee camp.
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Violence has surged across the West Bank in parallel to the Gaza war, with at least 400 Palestinians killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers and settlers.
Israel regularly raids Palestinian areas across the territory it occupied in 1967. Israeli forces also raided the West Bank city of Tubas.
At least 55 Palestinians were detained across the West Bank overnight, according to The Palestinian Prisoners Club.
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