Ramallah, July 1 (IANS): Israeli soldiers Tuesday killed a Palestinian young man in West Bank, officials said.
According to the officials, Yousef Abu Zagha, 18, was killed in West Bank's northern city of Jenin, Xinhua reported.
Witnesses said the incident happened when the Israeli army stormed the city's outskirts. Dozens of young men clashed with the Israeli soldiers who opened fire and killed Abu Zagha.
Tension between Israel and the Palestinians mounted after three Israeli teenagers disappeared in southern West Bank on June 12.
Bodies of the teenagers were found near Hebron Monday.
Israel demolished the houses of two Islamic Hamas movement members in Hebron overnight Monday.
Israel said the houses, belonging to two Hamas suspects, were involved in kidnapping the teenagers.