A Palestinian who allegedly hurled an explosive device at Israeli soldiers during a raid in the northern West Bank village of Silat al-Harithiya on Saturday night was shot dead, the Israel Defense Forces said.

The military said the soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade’s reconnaissance unit were not hurt by the bomb.

“The soldiers responded with fire and eliminated the terrorist,” the army said.

The individual was identified by the Palestinian Authority news agency WAFA as Mohammad Iyad Abahreh, 16. The agency, citing Palestinian security sources, reported that the IDF seized Abahreh’s body after killing him.

Separately, two Palestinian suspects who were driving on a road leading to the West Bank settlement of Beit El were detained on Saturday evening, the army said.

The IDF said that........

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