Palestinian teenager shot dead at Israeli checkpoint

RAMALLAH - 20 August 2017: A Palestinian teenager was shot dead Saturday at an Israeli checkpoint south of Nablus of the occupied West Bank.

Israeli authorities alleged the youth was attempting to carry out a stabbing attack on Israeli forces when he was shot.

An Israeli soldier was lightly injured was wounded by friendly fire.

The Palestinian teenager was rushed to a hospital in a critical condition following the shooting, but later he had succumbed to his injuries.

Eyewitness said Israeli soldiers were deployed at the scene and closed the checkpoint.