Palestinian officials: 16-year-old rock thrower shot dead

“In her irresponsible and delusional statements the foreign minister of Sweden gives support to terror and in so doing encourages violence”, it said in a Hebrew-language statement.

Since Oct. 1, Palestinian stabbings, car-rammings and shooting attacks have killed 24 Israelis and a U.S. citizen.

Israel’s internal security agency Shin Bet didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on al-Qeq.

According to local press reports, Wallstrom said in parliament that “it is vital” that there be a “thorough, credible” investigation into the deaths of Palestinians “to clarify and bring about possible accountability”. At least 140 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since mid-September.

Rights groups have accused Israel of using excessive force to quell the unrest.

The United States, the European Union and the United Nations have all expressed concern, saying that while they recognise Israel’s right to self-defence, restraint is necessary to ensure the violence does not escalate further.

A 21-year-old was shot dead near the village of Beit Jala, just outside of Bethlehem, in clashes with Israeli troops after hurling stones at troops.

One was shot in the chest during clashes between Palestinians, who threw rocks and petrol bombs, and Israeli soldiers, who drove into the southern West Bank town after shots were fired from a passing auto at a nearby army checkpoint.

Israeli soldiers stand guard near the scene where Israeli military said a Palestinian, who tried to stab a soldier, was shot dead by Israeli troops, in the West Bank city of Hebron January 12, 2016. He said that anyone who looks at the war on terrorism, where many countries are killing terrorists in both defensive and offensive actions, but calls to investigate only the war on terrorists in the Jewish state “is consciously or subconsciously” engaged in anti-Semitism. Palestinians say it stems from frustration at decades of occupation.

Israel has been accusing the Palestinian Authority of “inciting” the violence, while the Palestinians say it is the result of 49 years of Israeli control of their lands.