Palestinian teen shot dead in West Bank settler attack, UN reacts

A 17-year-old Palestinian boy was shot and killed in an attack carried out by settlers in the occupied West Bank. Another person was critically injured in the same incident.

The United Nations has issued a response to the killing, though further details of the statement were not immediately available.

The attack adds to a series of similar incidents in the occupied West Bank, where tensions between Israeli settlers and Palestinian residents have remained elevated. Additional details about the circumstances of the attack and those responsible have not yet been disclosed.