<p>A Palestinian teenager was killed in clashes with the Israeli army in the northern occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said Wednesday, the second such fatality in hours amid a sharp escalation in violence.</p>.<p>The Palestinian health ministry said Rashid Abu Ara, 16, was killed in Aqaba, north of Nablus.</p>.<p>The Israeli army had no immediate comment.</p>.<p>Earlier Wednesday, Hussein Al-Titi was killed after being hit by Israeli gunfire in Fawwar refugee camp near the Palestinian city of Hebron, the health ministry said.</p>.<p>The Israeli army said the incident took place during a "violent riot", as soldiers "spotted one of the rioters standing on a rooftop with the intention of hurling a block towards the troops".</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/fears-of-full-scale-war-as-israel-palestinian-violence-kills-50-984990.html" target="_blank">Fears of 'full-scale war' as Israel-Palestinian violence kills 50</a></strong></p>.<p>"The troops responded with fire," the army said in a statement.</p>.<p>The West Bank clashes came amid the most intense Israeli-Palestinian hostilities in seven years, which have so far killed at least 45 Palestinians, including 13 children, and five Israelis.</p>.<p>Following weekend unrest at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, sacred to both Muslims and Jews, militants in Gaza fired barrages of rockets at Israeli cities.</p>.<p>The Israeli army responded with air strikes on "terror targets" in the Palestinian enclave, which is ruled by Islamist Hamas.</p>
<p>A Palestinian teenager was killed in clashes with the Israeli army in the northern occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said Wednesday, the second such fatality in hours amid a sharp escalation in violence.</p>.<p>The Palestinian health ministry said Rashid Abu Ara, 16, was killed in Aqaba, north of Nablus.</p>.<p>The Israeli army had no immediate comment.</p>.<p>Earlier Wednesday, Hussein Al-Titi was killed after being hit by Israeli gunfire in Fawwar refugee camp near the Palestinian city of Hebron, the health ministry said.</p>.<p>The Israeli army said the incident took place during a "violent riot", as soldiers "spotted one of the rioters standing on a rooftop with the intention of hurling a block towards the troops".</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/fears-of-full-scale-war-as-israel-palestinian-violence-kills-50-984990.html" target="_blank">Fears of 'full-scale war' as Israel-Palestinian violence kills 50</a></strong></p>.<p>"The troops responded with fire," the army said in a statement.</p>.<p>The West Bank clashes came amid the most intense Israeli-Palestinian hostilities in seven years, which have so far killed at least 45 Palestinians, including 13 children, and five Israelis.</p>.<p>Following weekend unrest at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, sacred to both Muslims and Jews, militants in Gaza fired barrages of rockets at Israeli cities.</p>.<p>The Israeli army responded with air strikes on "terror targets" in the Palestinian enclave, which is ruled by Islamist Hamas.</p>