IDF shoots, kills Palestinian youth in West Bank
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By YAAKOV LAPPIN, JPOST.COM STAFF
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16-year-old Sameer Awwad was shot three times in chest, neck and legs, Palestinians say; IDF says the youth tried to cross fence.
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IDF soldiers at West Bank checkpoint Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad
The IDF opened fire on a Palestinian youth who it said attempted to cross into Israel from the West Bank on Tuesday morning. The youth later died at a Ramallah hospital.
The IDF Spokesman’s Office said the teenager had tried to breach the security fence at Budrus, which is northwest of Ramallah, adding that the man ignored orders from soldiers to stop and warning shots fired in the air.
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