Israeli troops shoot 15-year-old Palestinians in the West Bank
Israeli troops shoot 15-year-old Palestinians in the West Bank
The Palestinian health authorities report
In the West Bank on Wednesday, a 15-year-old Palestinian teenager was shot by Israeli armed forces. This happened in the middle of an increase in violence by settlers against Palestinians in the occupied area.
Details of the incident in Al Yamoun
The young person, Rayan Tamer Hawshiya, was hit in the neck, according to the Ministry of Health in Ramallah, as armed forces Al Yamoun stormed near Jenin. Local residents reported “strong Israeli shots” in the northwestern city, according to the Ministry.
The Israeli army stated that "terrorists threw explosive devices to the IDF troops" and added that no injuries were reported among the Israeli soldiers. The emergency services later identified "terrorists", which approached further explosives. The soldiers would have reacted with shots and reported hits.
additional violence in East Jerusalem
In addition, a 66-year-old Palestinian woman died of the consequences of injuries after Israeli police officers shot her in the head, local media report. Zahia Jougeh al-Obeidi "died of her wounds" after the police stormed the Shuafat refugee camp. The Israeli authorities initiated an investigation into the circumstances of their death and confirmed that it was declared dead at the Shuafat checkpoint.
attack by settlers in Kafr Malik
The killings were carried out in the context of several attacks in West Bank, including in the city of Kafr Malik, where Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian houses and vehicles. An Israeli opposition politician described this as a "violent Jewish pogrom". According to reports, there were several injuries and dead in Kafr Malik.
The exact circumstances of the incidents are unclear. The Palestinian Foreign Minister stated that settlers shot on Palestinian inhabitants, while Israeli authorities spoke of a fire battle between Palestinian firearms and Israeli security forces. According to the Palestinian sources, at least three Palestinians were killed and several wounded.
military operations and displacement
Israel has strengthened its military operations in the West Bank, which leads to the expulsions of thousands of Palestinians and the destruction of entire communities, while it focuses on the supposed procedure against militants that operate in this area.
Last year, Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the state had to "handle the threat to the West Bank, as well as the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza". He also warned that many of the tens of thousands of Palestinians who fled their houses would be refused to return.human rights violations and international reactions
Human Rights Watch has accused Israel to carry out “massive, deliberate displacement of Palestinian civilians” and make large parts of the territory uninhabitable, which violates international law. In addition, the attacks of Israeli settlers have increased in Palestinian communities and their ownership according to the United Nations human rights office.
Between October 7, 2023 and June 12, 2023, at least 947 Palestinians, including 200 children, in West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Israeli soldiers or settlers, the UN reported on June 20. During the same period, at least 39 Israeli civilians were killed in the West Bank.
The image of the destruction
in Kafr Malik showed videos on social media how residents panicked while a fire took a house. Further recordings recorded how a car was on fire and a resident tried to extinguish it with a water hose. The IDF said that security forces had gone on site after "dozens of Israeli civilians" had set up ownership. On arrival they were confronted with shots and stones.
An opposition politician of Israel, Yair Golan, condemned the attack of the settlers and described the acts of violence in Kafr Malik as "violent Jewish pogrom". Shortly afterwards there was another attack by settlers in the nearby community of Taybeh, where masked men set fire to a parked car. Several injuries were reported, and there was also a settler attack near Jericho.
international warnings and the humanitarian situation
A UN official warned that there is "no breather" for the Palestinian population in the northern West Bank. He accused Israel of performing "systematic forced disabilities" in the refugee communities, which is a violation of international law. In the north of the West Bank, there have been continuing destruction in the past twelve days, many buildings had been demolished.
Even now, the Israeli security forces continued the demolition of houses in Jenin, Tulkarm and only Shams, so that many families could not even save their belongings before the destruction began.
This article was reported by CNN employees Tamar Michaelis and Billy Stockwell.
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