Israeli soldiers operating Friday night in a village near Bethlehem in the southern West Bank shot dead a young Palestinian, medical sources said, according to dpa. They said the soldiers opened fire at two Palestinians in the village of Tafoh, south of Bethlehem, critically injuring both. One of the wounded, a 17-year-old resident of the village, later died of his wounds, the hospital sources said. The second one, aged 16, was reported to be in a critical condition in hospital. Witnesses said the army had shot at the two without any apparent reason.
