US Edition11-year-old Palestinian boy shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank
The Israeli military said soldiers fired after rock-throwing incidents, with a UN report noting about 40 Palestinian children have been killed in the West Bank this year.
- On Thursday, Muhammad al-Hallaq, a 10-year-old Palestinian boy, was shot dead in al-Rihiya, a village south of Hebron, and his body was later carried off for burial amid crowds.
- The Israel Defense Forces said soldiers opened fire on Thursday in response to confrontations and rock-hurling, identifying hits during the altercation.
- Residents and family said al-Hallaq and friends ran when military vehicles arrived, a parent said a soldier `opened fire erratically`, and medical accounts say he was shot in the pelvis and pronounced dead at a local hospital.
- Kan news reported that a preliminary IDF battalion commander inquiry criticised soldiers' conduct as `the shooting deviated from the rules of engagement`; the incident is under review and the IDF declined BBC comment.
- Broader figures show since October 7, 2023, violence has surged in the West Bank, with at least 986 Palestinians killed and UN's humanitarian office reporting about 40 children among the 200 Palestinians killed this year.
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Family: Israeli forces kill 11-year-old Palestinian in West Bank
Israeli forces shot dead an 11-year-old boy in the occupied West Bank, his family and health officials said Friday, while the army said its troops opened fire at rock throwers. The Palestinian health ministry said that Mohammad Hallaq was shot dead on Thursday by Israeli soldiers "in the town of Al-Rihiya, south of Hebron. The bullet penetrated his pelvis." Hallaq's uncle, also named Mohammad Hallaq, told AFP news agency the child was sitting in…
Mohammed Halak "was killed by Israeli occupation soldiers in the town of al-Rihiya, south of Hebron," according to the Palestinian Authority's Health Ministry.
"Defini bambino" , had objected Eyal Mizrahi, president of the Federation Friends of Israel, to Enzo Iacchetti, guilty of indignant for the tens of thousands of children killed in Gaza. Mica ended there, went on in the days following the adult Eyal to explain that child, well, depends on the context: for the UN you are up to 18 years old but in Gaza at 12-14 you are already a soldier. Twelve? Let's make it eleven. And not only in Gaza: we do eve…
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