(Jerusalem Post) Tovah Lazaroff - The IDF is investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old and the wounding of four other Palestinian teens who were driving near a violent Palestinian attack on Israeli motorists on Route 443 early Tuesday. The teens were in a car on a Palestinian road underneath Route 443, just as soldiers were shooting at suspects who had thrown stones and firebombs at cars on the highway, a main artery between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. "A preliminary investigation showed that they were close to the scene but were not involved in the violence," an IDF spokeswoman said. Israel Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said that were it not for the difficult security situation that is entirely the fault of Palestinian incitement and terrorism, "Israel would not have to use force to protect its citizens." Unfortunately, Nahshon said, "the list of Israelis killed by rocks thrown by Palestinians on the roads is a long list, and every injured Israeli proves the need to use security measures against this phenomenon." Over the past eight months, Palestinian attacks have killed 34 people, including two American citizens.
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