Clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians erupted on Saturday, at the funeral of a 13-year-old killed Friday by Israeli gunfire during riots in the West Bank.
Hundreds of Palestinians had gathered to mourn the death of Ali Abu Alia in the village of al-Mughair, northeast of the city of Ramallah, where the Palestinian youth was reportedly hit in the abdomen and died later at a hospital.
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Dozens of people hurled stones toward Israeli forces and set tires aflame during the gathering. Israeli soldiers responded with crowd control measures.
Late Friday, the top UN political envoy in the region said he was "appalled" by the killing of the teen. Israel should "swiftly" and independently "investigate this shocking and unacceptable incident," Nikolay Mladenov wrote on Twitter.
Commenting on the death, the Israeli military said "dozens of rioters" hurled rocks at Israeli soldiers and border police, who responded with "riot dispersal means." It denied that its forces used live ammunition.
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