[Neocolonial] forces shot and killed a 15-year-old Palestinian overnight into Friday during clashes in the village of Silwad, north east of Ramallah in the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

Eyewitnesses told Palestinian news agency Wafa that the boy, Yamin Samed Hamed, was seriously wounded, but that soldiers prevented an ambulance from evacuating him for an extended period of time. He was left on the ground, and only later did the force allow him to receive treatment. He was declared dead at the hospital.

According to Palestinian sources, the clashes erupted when soldiers entered the village. They said the forces used tear gas, stun grenades and live fire.

The Israeli military has yet to issue a response.

Two weeks ago, IDF soldiers shot and killed 9-year-old Muhammad al-Hallaq in the village of al-Rihiya, south of Hebron. Eyewitnesses told Haaretz that he was shot while playing next to the village's school.

Last month, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced that soldiers had killed 14-year-old Mohammed Alwana and Islam Majarmi in the Jenin refugee camp and wounded three others, aged 12, 17 and 22.

Eyewitnesses told Wafa that soldiers had infiltrated the camp, encountered a group of residents, shot live fire at them, arrested a handful of people and set fire to a home.