Palestinian officials said a Palestinian teen was killed by Israeli army fire near a Jewish settlement in the West Bank. The youth was killed late Friday near the Beit El settlement, the AP reported. The Israeli military said soldiers guarding the settlement spotted a group of Palestinians who threw firebombs toward the gate of Beit El.
The military says troops fired warning shots and then toward the group. Palestinian security officials said Saturday that a 16-year-old was killed and a 19-year-old was wounded in the leg.
Also Saturday, the Gaza Strip-Egypt border opened to allow Gazans seeking medical treatment to leave the coastal territory. Gaza's borders have been virtually sealed since Hamas seized control almost three years ago.
