Rights group says Palestinian American teen slain by Israeli soldiers sustained 13 bullet wounds
Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCI-P) has revealed that 14-year-old Amer Mohammad Sa’adeh Rabie “sustained about 13 bullet wounds” in addition to being shot in the head by Israeli forces who killed the Palestinian American teen and seriously wounded two other children on Sunday evening.
The child rights group said approximately 46 bullets were fired at the three Palestinian teenagers from a distance of some 20 metres (66 feet) in the occupied West Bank town of Turmus Aya, with Amer initially hit in the head and his two companions shot four times in their stomachs and genitals.
DCI-P said the killing was the third of a Palestinian American child in the occupied West Bank since October 7, 2023, where a total of 194 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli troops and settlers during the same period.
“Will the United States finally act to hold Israel accountable for the death of one of its citizens?” the organisation said in a statement.
“Israeli forces routinely target Palestinian children with lethal force with complete impunity in direct contravention of Israel’s obligations under international law,” it said.
14-year-old Palestinian-American Amer Mohammad Sa'adeh Rabie was shot and killed by Isareli forces on Sunday. Amer is the third Palestinian-American child killed in the occupied West Bank since October 2023. https://t.co/UdAoBwbZsF pic.twitter.com/rBAfX5IENc
— Defense for Children (@DCIPalestine) April 10, 2025
German official calls for independent probe over Israel’s killing of 15 aid workers
An investigation into Israel’s killing of paramedics in southern Gaza last month must be carried out independently, said German Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance Luise Amtsberg.
“This alleged violation of international law must not go unpunished,” Amtsberg said in a message on social media platform Bluesky. “The investigation must be carried out quickly and independently, and the perpetrators must be brought to justice as soon as possible. The Israeli government and judiciary have a duty here,” she said.
Israel’s distortion of the event is “once again” straining ties between Germany and Israel, she added.
Fifteen emergency workers were shot dead on March 23 and buried in shallow graves. The Israeli army initially said it opened fire after unmarked vehicles approached in the dark, but changed its account after a video emerged showing clearly marked ambulances and fire trucks with their lights on coming under fire.
On Monday, the Israeli army said the incident occurred “due to a sense of threat” as six Hamas fighters had been identified in the vicinity during the incident in Rafah.
