Palestinian teen dies of wounds sustained in East Jerusalem clashes

Milad Said Ayyash, 17, was shot in the stomach on Friday during violent clashes near Silwan days before planned demonstrations to commemorate the Nakba.

Milad Said Ayyash, 17, was shot in the stomach on Friday during violent clashes near Silwan days before planned demonstrations to commemorate the Nakba.

A Palestinian activist told Haaretz that Ayyash was allegedly shot by a security guard near Beit Yonatan in East Jerusalem. Leftist actvists said the guard shot him after a Molotov cocktail was hurled in the direction of the neighborhood which has been the site of growing tension over the last few years.

Activists added that the bullet removed from his wound during surgery came from a gun and not a riffle, which is predominantly used by security guards, as opposed to Israel Defense Forces soldiers.

His funeral will be held in Ras al-Amud in east Jerusalem on Saturday afternoon.

Israeli security forces are preparing for renewed protests after the funeral.

IDF soldiers and Palestinians clashed on Friday throughout the West Bank and East Jerusalem, days before planned demonstrations to commemorate the Nakba.

Mild clashes between the IDF and Palestinians erupted in Jerusalem, in Silwan, Isawiya and in the Old City. Israel police forces arrested 11 protesters.

Israel security officials in Silwan reportedly fired shots in the air to stop stone-throwing.

Police reported that a 34-year-old masked man was arrested for carrying a Molotov cocktail, and that three Palestinians were lightly wounded by projectile fire from security forces in Silwan.Prayers on the Temple Mount in which 8,000 worshippers were in attendance, took place without a hitch, despite predictions of possible unrest.