Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 21-year-old Palestinian during a clash in the West Bank village of el-Khader today, Palestinian hospital officials said.
They said Raed Mussa was among about 200 Palestinians throwing stones at Israeli soldiers in the village when soldiers shot him in the chest with a live bullet.
The Israeli army said its troops fired rubber-coated metal bullets at a crowd of Palestinian stonethrowers outside the village. They said soldiers were not involved in any shooting inside el-Khader.
Mr Mussa's death brings the toll to 331 Palestinians, 61 Israelis and 13 Israeli Arabs killed in a Palestinian uprising that erupted five months ago after peace negotiations deadlocked.