Settler kills Palestinian youth; sparks clashes in East Jerusalem

Al Jazeera- Palestinian youths throw stones at cars and clash with Israeli riot police, who respond by firing tear gas canisters.

Palestinians have clashed with Israeli police in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan, in the latest flaring of tensions in the area.

Youths threw stones at Israeli police in riot gear, who shot tear gas canisters at them during the altercation on Friday.

No injuries were reported.

Reuters video footage showed masked youths attacking an Israeli car with rocks, breaking its windows. The protesters blocked the neighbourhood's main road with garbage bins, which they then set alight.

An Israeli police spokesperson said police were looking into the report.

About 500 Jewish settlers have moved into Silwan in recent years, angering its 60,000 Palestinian residents.

Unrest

In September, an Israeli security guard working for a small Jewish settlement shot dead a local Palestinian after he said he came under attack from stone-throwing adults.

The killing triggered riots across East Jerusalem that went on for days.

In October, tensions spiked again after a local settler leader - who later said he had simply panicked - drove his car through a group of rock-throwing boys, knocking one over. Read more