Palestinian boy, 14, shot dead in West Bank, officials say
Israeli forces shot dead a 14-year-old Palestinian boy, Moataz Daghlas, during an operation in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials. The Palestinian health ministry said he was killed on Monday evening in the village of Burqa, north-west of the city of Nablus.
The Israeli military said soldiers had identified several people who intended to throw stones in an area where stones had previously been thrown at Israeli vehicles. It said soldiers then fired towards the group to remove the threat.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said its teams treated two people with gunshot wounds during the incident. It also said Israeli forces blocked its access to a third wounded person and detained three volunteer paramedics. The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that a 17-year-old was shot in the abdomen and pelvis and a 19-year-old man was shot in the hand during the raid.
Relatives of Moataz Daghlas said Israeli authorities were withholding his body. BBC
The incident comes amid a wider count of deaths in the West Bank. The United Nations reports that at least 98 Palestinians, including 22 children, have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers in the territory since the start of the year. Over the same period, the UN reports six Israelis, including security forces and civilians, have been killed by Palestinians there. BBC
In June, the UN Human Rights Office in the occupied Palestinian territory said it had verified the killing of 241 Palestinian children by Israeli security forces and settlers in the West Bank since 7 October 2023.
