Three Palestinian teenagers killed in West Bank as violence escalates

Three Palestinian teenagers have been killed in the occupied West Bank this week, with the latest shot dead by Israeli forces during a raid.

Palestinians in the village of Telk mourned Youssef Shtayyeh on Friday after health officials said he was killed in Nablus.

Israel’s military acknowledged the fatality, saying forces fired after attempting to arrest a Palestinian who allegedly hurled rocks.

Shtayyeh is at least the fourth Palestinian killed this week.

Palestinians, rights groups, and international observers are warning about worsening violence in the West Bank, where young men are being killed amid a climate of arson and vandalism.