¡¡¡¡GAZA, Sept. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- Israeli soldiers on Monday opened fire and killed a Palestinian boy in the refugee camp of Balata near the West Bank town of Nablus, Palestinian medical sources and witnesses said.

¡¡¡¡The witnesses said that Israeli soldiers opened fire at a group of children near the refugee camp of Balata, which has been under the Israeli army curfew for more than three months, killing and wounding a number of them.

¡¡¡¡Medical sources at the Nablus Hospital said that a 10-year-old boy was killed after being shot in the chest, and 18 others were injured.

¡¡¡¡The witnesses said that dozens of Palestinian young men threw stones at Israeli army vehicles near the refugee camp, adding that the soldiers responded with opening fire at them.

¡¡¡¡Meanwhile, Israel Radio reported that an Israeli army unit arrested on Monday morning a Palestinian militant, who is a member of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement.

¡¡¡¡The radio said that Mohamed Ommer is on Israeli army's wanted list and he was accused by Israel of being involved in carrying outattacks against Israelis. Enditem

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