SvennoJ on 16 December 2025
Israeli army confirms killing Palestinian child for throwing stones
The Israeli army says its soldiers shot dead a teenage Palestinian boy for throwing stones at them in the occupied West Bank yesterday. The army claimed in a short statement cited by The Times of Israel that a “riot” erupted in the area near Bethlehem, and stones were thrown at the Israeli forces.
“The troops used riot dispersal means and then opened fire on a main instigator,” the military said, adding that “a hit was identified.”
The Palestinian Authority’s Health Ministry identified the victim as 16-year-old Ammar Yasser Muhammad Taamra. Local media showed his family grieving over the teenager’s body today.
France calls for investigation into killing of unarmed Palestinians in Jenin
France has called for a full investigation into what it describes as the “summary execution of two unarmed Palestinians” by Israeli border guards in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, France’s representative said the situation in the West Bank is “deteriorating severely”, marked by an intensification of violence.
He said Israeli military operations were escalating, leading to displacements and human rights violations of Palestinians, and warned that Israeli settler violence was “sowing terror”. The establishment of new Israeli outposts and settlements, he added, violates international law.
Turning to Gaza, the French representative said the first step in any peace plan must be the full consolidation of the ceasefire. He stressed the ceasefire must be respected and Israel must allow the UN and its partners to deliver humanitarian aid.
France also called for the return of all bodies of captives, Israel’s full withdrawal from Gaza and the implementation of an international force to disarm Hamas.
He added that UNRWA must be able to continue its “vital work” as he welcomed the renewal of the agency’s mandate.
