RAMALLAH, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian medical sources declared on Wednesday that a 15-year-old boy was fatally shot by Israeli soldiers in a refugee camp near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a press statement that the boy, Zeid Qaisiya, was shot in the head with live ammunition during an Israeli raid into the UN-run refugee camp.
Four others were injured, two of whom were shot in the upper body parts, but are reportedly in moderate condition.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army spokesperson said in a statement that the Israeli army was searching for the wanted Palestinians inside the refugee camp, when their forces were attacked by stones and Molotov cocktails.
The army's statement said that the soldiers responded by opening fire against the Palestinians.
Fatah party then accused Israel in a press statement of seeking escalation in the West Bank in order to "draw the situation into chaos."
This comes one day after an Israeli soldier was killed after being hit by a rock during a military operation in the northern West Bank village of Ya'bad near Jenin city.
After the incident, the Israeli army arrested at least 16 Palestinians, including children and women, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources.
Tensions in the West Bank are mounting against Israel's intention to annex wide areas of the occupied West Bank. Enditem
