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A 15-year-old Palestinian was killed by in the illegally occupied onÌýTuesday after Israeli forces stormed a near .

The Palestinian health ministry said Imad Khaled Saleh Hashash died after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head in the Balata refugee camp.

Ahmad Jibril, who leads the Palestinian Red Crescent's emergency department inÌýNablus told Palestine's officialÌý°Â²¹´Ú²¹Ìýnews agency Tel Aviv's security fired on the boy as they stormed the area for arrest purposes.

There is some dispute as to Hashash's age in reporting, withÌý°Â²¹´Ú²¹Ìýlisting it as 16.

He was urgently broughtÌýto Rafidia Surgical Hospital, Palestine's health ministry said. Not long following this, the boy was thenÌýdeclared to be deceased.

The Israeli army said it had conducted an overnight operation in the camp to apprehend "a suspect".

It claimedÌýin a statement: "During the mission, live ammunition was fired at troops from rooftops. The troops responded with fire towards the sources of the shooting".

TheÌýarmy alleged a "riot"Ìýthen broke out, claimingÌýresidents hurling blocks and other objects from rooftops at Israeli soldiers.

"During the riot, a number of soldiers spotted a suspect on a rooftop holding a large object in his hands, attempting to throw it at an [Israeli]Ìýsoldier standing underneath the building.

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"One of the soldiers responded with live fire and a hit was identified," the statement added, without commenting directly on the teenager's death.

Israeli forces commonly shoot deadÌýPalestinians, including children, in the West Bank.

Over the course of a one-week span last month, in this way, with Save the Children issuing a statement strongly criticising Israeli security following this.