Israeli military acknowledges killing Palestinian child in West Bank
The Israeli military has acknowledged it killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank, hours after reports emerged that a 14-year-old had been shot dead near Ramallah. Earlier, we reported that Mohammed Saad Na’san, 14, was killed by Israeli gunfire in the village of al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah, according to the Wafa news agency.
In a statement on X, the Israeli military said its forces entered al-Mughayyir after receiving reports that Palestinians had thrown stones, burned tyres and blocked roads. It said the Israeli forces fired in the air several times and then killed what it described as a “terrorist who was holding the rock”. Palestinian sources said the 14-year-old was shot in the back and chest.
Israeli settlers chase Palestinian residents out of West Bank village near Nablus
Israeli settlers have stormed villages south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Quoting local sources, the Wafa news agency reported that settlers stormed the village of Beita, chasing Palestinian citizens out of the area.
Clashes involving gunfire also broke out when settlers stormed nearby Huwara. The incidents come a day after Israeli forces shot and wounded a Palestinian man and detained another near the entrance to Beita.
Armed Israeli settlers attack Palestinians near Ramallah: Report
A group of armed Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinians near the town of Kafr Nima in the occupied West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency.
The settlers pursued Palestinian families while they were hiking near the town, said the agency. It noted that Israeli forces provided cover to the settlers by firing tear gas at the Palestinians.
The incident adds to a series of settler attacks targeting Palestinians today, including one that injured an elderly man near Hebron.
Israeli forces fire tear gas at residents during raids near Hebron: Report
Israeli forces have carried out a series of incursions across Hebron governorate in the occupied West Bank, spanning the towns of Idhna, Beit Ummar and ad-Dhahiriya, as well as the Arroub refugee camp, according to the Wafa news agency.
In central ad-Dhahiriya, Israeli forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at residents, while in the Arroub camp, their bullet shrapnel injured a resident, said Wafa.
