"Raed Abu Ali, a resident of Mukhmas, said a group of settlers came to the village Wednesday afternoon where they attacked a farmer, prompting clashes after residents intervened. Israeli forces later arrived, and during the violence armed settlers killed 19-year-old Nasrallah Abu Siyam and injured several others. Abu Ali said that the army shot tear gas, sound grenades and live ammunition."
"Abu Ali said that the army shot tear gas, sound grenades and live ammunition. Israel's military acknowledged using what it called "riot dispersal methods" after receiving reports of Palestinians throwing rocks but denied that its forces fired during the clashes. "When the settlers saw the army, they were encouraged and started shooting live bullets," Abu Ali said. He added that they clubbed those injured with sticks after they had fallen to the ground."
"The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed Abu Siyam's death from critical wounds sustained Wednesday afternoon near the village east of Ramallah. Abu Siyam's killing is the latest in a surge in violence in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces and settlers killed 240 Palestinians last year, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Palestinians killed 17 Israelis over the same period, six of whom were soldiers."
Settlers attacked the village of Mukhmas, prompting clashes after residents intervened when a farmer was attacked. Armed settlers killed 19-year-old Palestinian Nasrallah Abu Siyam and injured others during the violence. Witnesses said Israeli forces arrived and used tear gas, sound grenades and live ammunition, while the Israeli military said it employed "riot dispersal methods" and denied firing. Witnesses reported settlers were encouraged by the army's arrival and began shooting live bullets and beating injured people with sticks. The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed Abu Siyam's death amid a wider surge in West Bank violence.
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