Israeli army said two suspects had hurled petrol bombs toward the nearby settlement of Vered Yeriho RAMALLAH: Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported, as the army confirmed it had opened fire on two suspects. Ashraf Hmedat, 15, was killed during an Israeli raid on the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp near Jericho, Wafa said. The Israeli army said two suspects had hurled petrol bombs toward the nearby settlement of Vered Yeriho, endangering civilians and property. “(Israeli) soldiers in the area responded with live fire toward the suspects. Hits were identified,” the military said. The condition of the second person was unclear, Wafa said. The West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, has seen a surge in violence for more than a year, but particularly since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on October 7. At least 520 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli troops or settlers since the Gaza war broke out, according to Palestinian officials. Attacks by Palestinians have killed at least 14 Israelis in the West Bank over the same period, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures.