A 17-year-old Palestinian was shot dead Thursday by Israeli troops as they stormed the Balata refugee camp near the city of Nablus in the West Bank, Palestinian medics said.

Mohamed al-Missimi, 17, was killed after being shot in the head by Israeli soldiers, said the medics at a hospital in Nablus.

They added that another two Palestinian teens, 18 and 16 years old respectively, were also injured with one of them in critical conditions.

The two had been admitted to hospital, said the medics.

According to Palestinian witnesses, an Israeli army force stormed on Thursday morning the Balata refugee camp, where dozens of teens threw stones at the Israeli soldiers who fired back at them.

In the meantime, Israel Radio reported that soldiers clashed with Palestinians in the refugee camp, where militants opened fire at them, adding that one of the militants was shot and killed.

But local Palestinian residents said the killed was a 17-year- old teen and was not holding a gun.

Source: Xinhua