Israeli occupation forces on Thursday killed an 18-year-old Palestinian near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

Occupation authorities claimed that the Palestinian teen “threatened Israeli border police with a knife” at the Tapuah junction near Nablus.

Occupation police spokesman spokeswoman Luba Samri said the Palestinian had been identified him as an 18-year-old from the West Bank city of Qalqilya.

The occupied territories have been since October 2015 rocked by a wave of unrest due to strict Israeli measures especially in al-Quds and near al-Aqsa Mosque, with Zionist settlers, backed by IOF, repeatedly storming the holy compound.

Palestinians have been retaliating for the Israeli attacks by stabbing attempts. However, the occupation authorities have been using such attempts as a pretext to kill Palestinians.

Since October 2015, 242 Palestinians have been martyred while 36 Israelis have been killed.

Source: Agencies