Ramallah, Oct 6: A 19-year-old Palestinian was shot dead on Friday by an Israeli settler near the West Bank city of Nablus. Labib al-Damiri was killed in the town of Huwara, south of Nablus, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
Damiri was shot during clashes that erupted between Palestinian residents and dozens of Israeli settlers who stormed the village and attacked homes and stores and burnt cars, Xinhua news agency quoted the witnesses as saying.
Meanwhile, Israeli media outlets said the clashes erupted in Huwara after Palestinian “rioters” attacked an Israeli settler’s car with stones, and the settler sustained minor injuries. (IANS)
