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Israeli forces kill 15-year-old Palestinian in West Bank raid
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Israeli forces kill 15-year-old Palestinian in West Bank raid

From Gulf Today · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Israeli forces shot and killed a 15-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank during a raid.
  • The Palestinian health ministry identified the teenager as Amir Ahmad Jawad Jaber, who was hit by bullets to the head and chest.
  • The Israeli military stated soldiers fired at a suspect during a violent riot where rocks were thrown.

Israeli forces fatally shot a 15-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian health ministry reported. The teenager, identified as Amir Ahmad Jawad Jaber, was struck by bullets to the head and chest during a raid in Al-Bireh, near Ramallah.

The ministry stated that "occupation soldiers" killed the child during their operation. The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed its teams were transporting the critically injured teen to a hospital, attempting resuscitation after he was shot with live ammunition.

The child Amir Ahmad Jawad Jaber, 15 years old, was martyred after being shot in the head and once in the chest by occupation soldiers during their raid in the Umm al-Sharayit neighbourhood in Al-Bireh

— Palestinian health ministryDescribing the death of the teenager.

The Israeli military issued a statement saying that during a military operation, a "violent riot began, during which rocks were hurled toward IDF soldiers." The soldiers "responded with fire toward a suspect in the area. A hit was identified," the statement added.

Dozens of mourners gathered at the Palestine Medical Complex as the grieving family prepared for the funeral. The incident occurs amid a surge in violence in the Israeli-occupied territory.

The soldiers responded with fire toward a suspect in the area. A hit was identified

— Israeli militaryExplaining the soldiers' actions during the raid.
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