A Palestinian teen was killed by Israeli Jewish settler in West Bank  

RELIGIOUS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – A 19-year-old Palestinian was killed in a raid by Israeli Jewish settlers in the village of Burqa, ocupied West Bank.

According to Palestinian state news agency WAFA the incident happened under the protection of Israeli forces on Friday evening.

The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that Qusai Jamal Maatan was shot dead by settlers who stormed the village, which is located east of Ramallah.

He was killed during a clash between the settlers and Palestinian villagers.

The illegal settlers also brought animals with them to show that they wanted to establish a settlement by confiscating Palestinian land in the region.

The settlers attacked Palestinian residents, hurled rocks at them, and burned two Palestinian-owned vehicles in the town.

It was added that at least two other Palestinian young men were injured by rocks, they were taken to hospital for medical intervention.

In a message of condolence issued by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on the occasion of the murder of the boy, it called on Palestinians to mobilize to counter the attacks of Jewish settlers.

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry also issued a statement condemning the armed and organized attacks carried out by settlers on innocent Palestinians in Burqa.

Since the beginning of this year, the West Bank has been witnessing frequent raids and attacks by Jewish settlers under the protection of Israeli forces.