UPDATE - 3 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in West Bank

ADDS DETAILS ON THIRD PALESTINIAN KILLED

By Qais Abu Samra

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - Three Palestinians were killed Tuesday in Israeli fire in different areas across the occupied West Bank, according to statements by the Health Ministry.

It said Amr Wahdan, 14, was shot dead by Israeli forces in Tubas city in the northeast.

An Anadolu reporter said earlier that Israeli forces raided the city and cordoned off a home that triggered clashes with Palestinians that left several injured.

The official Palestinian news agency, WAFA, cited the ministry that said Malik Daghra, 17, from the village of Kafr Ain in northwest Ramallah, was shot before being pronounced dead at the hospital.

Witnesses told Anadolu that clashes erupted in Kafr Ain after Israeli forces raided the village.

The Israeli army also killed a Palestinian on Tuesday in the town of Beitunia in western Ramallah and injured several Palestinians.

The clashes erupted near Beitunia as hundreds of Palestinians gathered near the Ofer Prison to await the release of Palestinian prisoners.

Tensions have been high across the West Bank since fighting broke out Oct. 7 between Palestinian groups and Israel in Gaza.

A total of 242 Palestinians have since been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank in addition to more than 2,850 injured, according to the West Bank-based Palestinian Health Ministry.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar