Palestinian teen killed in West Bank

Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank yesterday after he threw stones at their patrol, Palestinian medical and security sources said.

Mohammad Kosba, 17, was killed by two bullets after launching the stones at an Israeli military vehicle close to the Qalandia checkpoint, sources said.

An Israeli army spokeswoman said the soldiers had opened fire after their vehicle was damaged.

The killing was the latest in a series of violent altercations since the start of Ramadan.

Israel has responded to the violence by revoking permits for Palestinians living in the West Bank to visit relatives in the Gaza Strip and has limited Palestinian access to Al-Aqsa mosque compound.