Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank

Hundreds attended Mohammed Hamayel's funeral

Mourners carry the body of Mohammed Hamayel, a 15-year-old Palestinian killed by Israeli forces, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Beita on March 11, 2020. EPA

Relatives mourn for Mohammed Hamayel, who was shot during protests on March 11, 2020 against feared Israeli land confiscation south of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank . EPA

Mohammed Hamayel's sister cries at his funeral. EPA

Mohammed Hamayel's grandmother grieves at his funeral in the village of Beita near Nablus city. EPA

Mohammed Hamayel died after being shot in the face with live ammunition by Israeli soldiers, the Palestinian health ministry said. EPA

Women watch the funeral of Mohammed Hamayel from a home in the West Bank village of Beita. AFP

Palestinian women mourn during the funeral of Mohammed Hamayel. AFP

Relatives mourn during Mohammed Hamayel's funeral. Reuters

A Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli forces during clashes in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry confirmed.

Mohammed Hamayel, 15, "died as a result of being shot in the face with live ammunition by the (Israeli) occupation" during clashes in Nablus in the northern West Bank, a ministry statement said.

Israeli forces said a "violent riot" had taken place with roughly 500 Palestinians hurling rocks and setting tyres on fire.

"We are aware of a report regarding a killed Palestinian and several injured. The incident will be reviewed," an army statement said.

The clashes took place after hundreds of Palestinians gathered in an area south of the city in response to information that Israeli settlers would arrive and seize some land.

Clashes broke out from early morning, with Israeli forces firing tear gas, live ammunition and rubber bullets to break up the demonstration.

Official Palestinian news agency Wafa said 17 people were wounded. Two remained in serious condition, a medical source said.

Mourners gathered in their hundreds to pay respects to Hamayel during his funeral in the town of Beita.

A day after the incident, Israeli forces demolished the homes of two Palestinian men accused of involvement in a bomb attack last year that killed an Israeli teenager in the occupied West Bank.

The explosion on August 23, 2019, near a spring close to the Jewish settlement of Dolev, killed 17-year-old Rina Shnerb and wounded her father and brother.

Four men were later charged with planting the roadside bomb as members of the banned Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

An English-language army statement said soldiers on Thursday razed the home of Walid Hanatsheh in Ramallah and Yazan Mughamis in the nearby town of Birzeit.