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Israel denies knows death of Palestinian boy in north Jerusalem

Xinhua, July 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

Israeli authorities on Tuesday evening denied having knowledge of a 12-year-old Palestinian reported dead in clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces north of Jerusalem.

The clashes broke out at the Palestinian village of A-Ram in northern Jerusalem on Tuesday evening, when Israeli security forces returned the body of a local resident who carried an attack against Israelis last week, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a statement.

Palestinian media reported that a 12-year-old Palestinian died in the clashes, after he suffered a rubber bullet hit to the chest, based on an announcement by a Ramallah hospital.

Samri said that border police guards dispersed the riot with tear gas and stun grenades "only", and there is no knowledge of the reported death.

Shai Hakimi, a spokesperson for the paramilitary border police, denied any knowledge of it in a conversation with Xinhua as well. A military source said the military will "look into" the report.

The incident is the latest in a wave of violence which started in last October and has claimed the lives of 34 Israelis and 218 Palestinians. Endit