RAMALLAH, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli army on Wednesday in Ramallah district in the West Bank, Palestinian Ministry of Health said.

The boy, identified as Musab Al-Tamimi, 17, was killed by Israeli army in Deir Netham village north of Ramallah city, the ministry said in a press statement.

Local sources said that Israeli army forces opened fire on the boy during clashes in the village, after Israeli forces stormed into the village. Israeli sources did not comment on the incident.

Israeli forces storm into the village on the pretext of arresting Palestinian young men who threw stones on Israeli settlers' vehicles on the adjacent northern road.