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SvennoJ on 25 June 2024
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Shot 12-year-old dies from wounds inflicted by Israeli soldiers

A Palestinian child rights group has released details of the 12-year-old who was shot by Israeli forces on June 14 and died in hospital in Ramallah on Saturday.

The victim, Mohammad Morad Ahmad Hoshiyeh, was on his way home from football practice when he was shot in the abdomen by Israeli soldiers at 6:30pm on June 14 near the Al-Amari refugee camp in Ramallah.

The 12-year-old was shot at a distance of between 70 to 90 metres (230 to 295 feet) by an Israeli soldier who was inside an armoured military vehicle, Defense for Children International – Palestine said in a statement.

The organisation said that 135 Palestinian children have now been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank since October 7.

“During these incursions, Israeli forces routinely resort to intentional lethal force in situations not justified under international law and make no effort to impartially investigate” afterwards, the group said. “All Palestinians, including children, are considered targets,” it added.


Four more arrested in West Bank

Israeli forces have carried out raids throughout Bethlehem governorate in the occupied West Bank, arresting four men and searching their relatives’ homes, reports Wafa news agency.

The raids took place in:

  • al-Dawha
  • Jab’a
  • Dheisheh refugee camp
  • Karkafa
  • Wad Shaheen

Wafa reported that during the raid in Jab’a, Israeli forces entered a home and took gold jewellery and money.

Earlier, we reported that Israeli forces also arrested 14 Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem and the governorates of Tubas and Ramallah.


Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian-owned land in occupied West Bank

Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian-owned lands near the village of Qusra overnight, residents have told Al Jazeera.

The village, south of Nablus, is one of several in the area to have been targeted.

Settlers have been increasing their attacks against Palestinians south of Nablus, east of Ramallah and south of Hebron over the past few months. The UN has documented 968 attacks in the past nine months alone.


Israeli military carries out widespread arrests in Balata refugee camp

The Israeli military has arrested 13 Palestinians in the Balata refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reports.

We earlier reported that Israeli forces, accompanied by military bulldozers, stormed neighbourhoods in the camp and raided several homes. Intense fighting has been reported in the area and two young Palestinian men have been wounded, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society.