Palestinian Rioter Killed by IDF Near Beit Lechem
During rioting near Beit Lechem on Monday night, IDF forces shot and killed a Palestinian youth who had been leading attacks on the soldiers, the military said.
The IDF said the incident occurred during a “violent riot” in which hundreds of Palestinians threw rocks at security forces in the Beit Lechem-area village of Tuqua, near the Jewish community of Tekoa in the Etzion Bloc.
“Due to the extent of violence, Border Police fired 0.22-caliber rounds toward the main violence instigator, resulting in his death,” an army spokeswoman said.
The Tuqua municipality identified the youth as 17-year-old Qusay Hussein Umour.
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