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Israeli troops kill Palestinian youth in West Bank

NABLUS, West Bank
Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:22am EDT

NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, militants and residents said.

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The residents said the 17-year-old was killed while confronting Israeli troops patrolling the village of Tubas, near the city of Nablus.

An Israeli army spokesman said troops shot at a group of militants who threw firebombs at them, hitting one.

Both the Islamic Jihad and al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades militant groups claimed the teenager as a member.

The incident could further disrupt a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip.

Islamic Jihad cautioned before the truce took effect on June 19 that it might retaliate for Israeli attacks in the West Bank. It fired rockets into Israel last week after one of its commanders was killed in a West Bank raid.

(Reporting by Atef Saad; Writing by Avida Landau, Editing by Andrew Dobbi)
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