RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- A Palestinian-American teenager was killed during clashes with the Israeli military on Friday amid heightened tensions in Jerusalem and the West Bank. A relative identified the teen as 14-year-old Orwah Hammad and said he was born in New Orleans and came to the West Bank at age six. Hammads cousin Moath said he was among a group of Palestinians who were throwing rocks at Israeli soldiers. A U.S. State Department official confirmed that the teenager was an American citizen. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the case. Hammad is the second teen to be killed by army fire in eight days. A 13-year-old was killed last week in a West Bank village. Another 12 Palestinians were wounded in the clashes on Friday, a hospital official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak with the media. The Israeli military said soldiers prevented an attack by opening fire on a Palestinian who was throwing fire-bombs at traffic on a highway Friday evening. -- Read more at; hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_PALESTINIANS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-10-24-16-00-36
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 06:29:05 +0000
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