JERUSALEM -- Israeli troops on Wednesday shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during clashes that erupted in a refugee camp in the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, the latest deadly incident as violence surges in the occupied territory.Tensions have surged across the West Bank and east Jerusalem as Israeli forces continue to search for Palestinian gunmen who carried out two recent shooting attacks against soldiers.Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesman for the Palestinian Authority, said President Mahmoud Abbas continued “intensive contacts” to deescalate the situation and warned that Israeli provocations “will bring the region to the brink of an explosion.”In east Jerusalem, Palestinian shops and businesses shut down to protest Israeli police raids in the area that have prompted fierce clashes between police and Palestinian protesters.Schools and shops closed across east Jerusalem, including in the Old City, whose colorful stores catering to tourists and locals alike are usually abuzz with activity.We are closed to say that’s collective punishment.”Fueling the tensions are monthslong, nightly raids conducted by the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank, which began after a spate of attacks against Israelis earlier this year."