Israel kills 15-year-old Palestinian ‘shot in the back’

Palestinians say Muhammad Nidal Salim was killed after Israeli forces entered the occupied West Financial institution city of Azzoun.

Israeli armoured vehicle drives through a street lined with palm trees
Israeli forces have performed near-daily armed raids within the occupied West Financial institution for the final yr [File: Ammar Awad/Reuters]

Israeli forces have shot useless a 15-year-old Palestinian within the occupied West Financial institution, in response to Palestinian officers.

Ahmad Enaya, the mayor of the West Financial institution city of Azzoun, mentioned an Israeli navy automobile drove into city late on Thursday and when teenagers hurled rocks on the automobile, troopers responded with dwell fireplace.

The Palestinian Ministry of Well being mentioned Muhammad Nidal Salim was “killed by bullets within the again fired at him by the occupation [Israeli] troopers”.

Two others had been wounded, together with a baby who's in essential situation, the ministry added, with out giving their ages.

The Israeli navy mentioned in an announcement that troopers shot at suspects who had hurled explosives at forces whereas they had been conducting a search within the space for individuals who launched fireworks at Israeli automobiles passing close to Azzoun.

It mentioned it was conscious of studies of individuals being wounded however didn't verify any Palestinian deaths.

Violence within the West Financial institution has been spiralling, with Israel conducting near-daily raids during the last yr, killing tons of of Palestinians.

Late on Sunday, the Palestinian city of Huwara got here underneath assault from Israeli settlers, hours after two settlers had been shot useless as they drove by means of the northern West Financial institution city.

Lots of of settlers set properties and automobiles ablaze and hurled stones in Huwara in a single day, and a Palestinian man was killed within the close by village of Zaatara.

The settler rampage was described by Palestinians, and an Israeli common, as a “pogrom”, with obvious assist from some main Israeli politicians.

Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, mentioned Huwara needs to be “worn out”, resulting in a rebuke from america.

On Monday, gunmen shot useless an Israeli-American motorist, and on Wednesday Israeli forces looking for suspects within the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp close to Jericho killed a Palestinian man.

Israeli forces carried out three large-scale raids in Palestinian cities since Israel’s new authorities took workplace on the finish of final yr, together with one in Nablus on February 22 that led to the most important Palestinian loss of life toll in a single Israeli navy operation since 2005.

New armed Palestinian teams have additionally emerged, and there was a spate of Palestinian assaults towards Israelis.

Fears of escalation earlier than the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the Jewish Passover competition have prompted america, Jordan and Egypt to attraction for calm.

At the very least 66 Palestinians, together with gunmen and civilians, have been killed for the reason that begin of 2023, the Palestinian well being ministry mentioned. 13 Israelis and a Ukrainian vacationer died in Palestinian assaults in the identical interval, in response to official Israeli figures.

On Friday, a high US Military officer, Basic Mark Milley, arrived in Israel to debate regional safety points together with his Israeli counterparts, his spokesperson mentioned on Friday.

“They are going to deal with the various challenges and alternatives dealing with Israel and the Center East area,” Colonel Dave Butler mentioned in an announcement, with out providing additional particulars on Milley’s agenda.

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