Palestinian killed in east Jerusalem clashes, says Israeli army

Tel Aviv: A Palestinian man was killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers overnight as they arrived to demolish the home of the alleged perpetrator of an attack on Israelis, the army said Thursday. 

A spokeswoman said that during a confrontation "suspects threw improvised explosive devices at soldiers, who responded by opening fire, resulting in the death" of a Palestinian. 

The Palestinian health ministry identified the man killed as Ahmad al-Kharoubi, 19.