The Palestinian Authority’s news agency, Wafa, reported that he was shot by Israeli security forces during a confrontation near Ramallah on Friday afternoon.
He was transferred to the hospital in the nearby town of Salfit, where he died a few hours later from his wounds.
An IDF spokesperson’s unit said on Saturday that shots were fired at violent protests near the Ephraim area. Dozens of Palestinians threw stones as part of the demonstration, and in response the IDF used tactics to disperse the crowd.
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The IDF said that after a suspect threw stones in a manner that put the life of one of the soldiers in danger, the constable responded with live fire.
The incident will be investigated, the IDF said in a statement.
The clashes at Nabi Saleh were the result of a Palestinian protest against the extension of the nearby Israeli settlement, which they consider their land.
There were several simultaneous protests in the West Bank on Friday.
Most of the protests on Friday took place in Beit Dajan, where Sheikh Atef Yusuf Hanisheh was shot dead in the head by IDF soldiers in March this year.
According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, more than 140 Palestinians were injured throughout the day across the West Bank. Ten of them were in Nabi Saleh, where Tamimi was shot in the stomach.
Witnesses said a mob of young Palestinians threw stones at Israeli forces, who in turn attempted to disperse the crowd using tear gas and rubber bullets.
The IDF did not comment further, saying that two Israeli soldiers suffered minor injuries.
Palestinian photojournalist Ayman al-Nubani was reportedly present at the clash in Betaa to cover the incident, but was hit and wounded with rubber bullets when Israeli forces attempted to disperse the crowd.
Reuters contributed to this report.