Settlers kill a Palestinian teen in a West Bank clash, and other Middle East developments

Israeli settlers have killed a Palestinian teenager after a rock-throwing incident in the occupied West Bank

A Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli settlers Friday after a rock throwing incident in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli settlers have killed a Palestinian teenager after a rock-throwing incident in the occupied West Bank

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 21 - An Israeli man guarding a group of Jewish settlers who walked onto Palestinian village land on Friday opened fire towards Palestinians who confronted them, killing a 17-year-old and wounding a 70-year-old man, officials said.

The settler group had not received approval from IDF forces prior to entering the West Bank, the military said.

Palestinian teen killed, man seriously wounded during West Bank settler raid  Haaretz

Iran dismisses US economic threats, and other developments in the Middle East  AP News

Israel's military to investigate Gaza attacks, and other major developments in the Middle East  Toronto Star

MANILA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Philippines does not expect a reduction in military activities with its treaty ally the United States amid redeployment of some U.S. defence assets to the Middle East, an official said on Monday. The movement of assets including the USS George Washington aircraft carrier from the Pacific