Palestinian-American minor killed by Israeli military, US official says

(CNN) -- A Palestinian-American minor has been killed by the Israel Defense Forces, according to the U.S. State Department.

According to a press release from the State Department, the individual was killed Friday during clashes in Silwad, a town in the West Bank. The official Palestinian news agency WAFA identified the slain minor as Orwa Hammad, 14.

The IDF said an "attack was prevented" when the military fired upon a male hurling a Molotov cocktail on a main road with traffic. The Israeli military declined to comment further on the individual's identity and health status.

"We call for a speedy and transparent investigation, and will remain closely engaged with the local authorities, who have the lead on this investigation," said Jen Psaki, the spokeswoman for the State Department.

Tensions have remained high in the region after the bodies of three Israeli teenagers were found in the West Bank in June. Reprisal attacks, rocket fire and retaliatory airstrikes followed. Seven weeks of heavy fighting ensued, with more than 2,000 Palestinians killed and 67 deaths on the Israeli side.

On Wednesday, a 3-month-old girl was killed and several people wounded when a Palestinian man rammed his car into commuters at a rail stop in Jerusalem. Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld called the incident an apparent "intentioned event" and terror attack.