Palestinian well being officers stated Friday {that a} 17-year-old man was shot lifeless by Israeli troopers throughout a battle within the occupied West Bank.
The taking pictures happened in Nebi Saleh, a village the place residents have held a number of demonstrations over time in opposition to the growth of a close-by Israeli settlement on their land.
The official Palestinian information company Wafa recognized the teenager as Mohamed Tamimi, a member of a giant prolonged household residing within the village.
Bilal Tamimi, a resident and relative of Kishor, stated he was shot within the again throughout a conflict after Israeli troopers entered the village. Further particulars weren’t instantly accessible, and the Israeli navy stated it was investigating.
A significant protest additionally happened on Friday in Beta, a village within the northern West Bank, the place Palestinians have been protesting for weeks in opposition to an unauthorized Israeli settlement checkpoint they are saying was constructed on their land. Under a deal in June between the Israeli authorities and the settlers of Avitar Outpost, the settlers left the world however its buildings have been retained below navy safety.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Medical Service stated 21 individuals have been injured within the Israeli fireplace and dozens extra have been killed by rubber bullets. Officials stated not one of the injured was severe.
The Israeli navy stated in a press release that a whole lot of Palestinian protesters pelted stones on the troopers. It stated troops responded by unspecified firing and didn’t present any additional particulars.
Israel occupied the West Bank within the 1967 Middle East battle. The Palestinians need the area as a stronghold for a future impartial state. Most of the worldwide group considers the settlements unlawful and an impediment to peace.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
