India, April 8 -- An American teen who moved from New Jersey to the West Bank was shot dead by Israeli troops. The IDF said they were targeting "terrorists" throwing rocks at cars.

Amer Mohammad Saada Rabee, 14, was shot along with two other teens in Turmus Ayya in the West Bank on Sunday, April 6, the Bergen Record reported. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), troops opened fire on "three terrorists who were throwing rocks at a highway with civilian vehicles."

"The soldiers opened fire toward the terrorists who were endangering civilians, eliminating one terrorist and hitting two additional terrorists," the statement said.

Rabee was a US citizen whose family moved from Saddle Brook when he was in elementary school. He was de...