Ramallah: A Palestinian teenager was killed in an Israeli raid early Wednesday in the West Bank-occupied city of Nablus, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

Mahdi Hashash, 15, was named by Palestinian officials, who also reported that he died of shrapnel wounds during an Israeli raid.

The Israeli military did not immediately respond with a statement. Hashsh was listed as a member of the terrorist organization Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade.

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The conflict follows last week's national elections and during one of the deadliest years for both sides of the conflict. Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won thanks to the support of a far-right ultranationalist party.

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Since the beginning of 2022, Palestinian attackers have killed at least 24 Israeli civilians. According to the Israeli rights organization B'Salem, 130 Palestinians have died this year as a result of escalating Israeli-Palestinian fighting in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, making it the deadliest year since 2006.

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Israel gained control of the West Bank during the 1967 Middle East war, and since then it has militarily occupied the region and settled more than 500,000 people there.

 In addition to the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, Palestine is exploring the region for a possible independent state.