Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teen in West Bank Raid

Israeli forces fatally shot a 15-year-old Palestinian boy during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian health ministry reported. The ministry identified the teenager as Amir Ahmad Jawad Jaber, stating he was killed by live ammunition to the head and chest during the operation in the Umm al-Sharayit neighborhood of Al-Bireh, near Ramallah.

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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 neighborhood in Al-Bireh.

The Israeli military had not immediately responded to AFP's request for comment on the incident. Earlier, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported that its teams were treating a 15-year-old shot in the head with live ammunition during the raid in the same area.

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Today, we witnessed a clear-cut execution in broad daylight.

Dozens of mourners gathered at the Palestine Medical Complex, where relatives wept over the teenager's body. Laila Ghannam, governor of Ramallah and Al-Bireh, condemned the event as a "clear-cut execution in broad daylight" and a "disgrace to all institutions who claim to uphold democracy and human rights." She criticized perceived international inaction regarding the occupation's actions.

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This is a disgrace to all institutions who claim to uphold democracy and human rights.

Violence has surged in the West Bank since the Gaza war began in October 2023. According to an AFP tally based on Palestinian health ministry data, at least 1,085 Palestinians, including civilians and combatants, have been killed by Israeli soldiers or settlers in the West Bank since that date. The data indicates 71 people were killed in 2026. Israeli figures report at least 46 Israelis, both soldiers and civilians, have died in Palestinian attacks or during Israeli operations in the West Bank since the start of the Gaza war.

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When it comes to our cause, they see nothing. They allow this occupation to escalate its campaign of terror every single day -- not only across Palestine, but throughout the entire region.