Palestinian boy killed by Israeli army in N. West Bank

24/4/2025 6:14

A 12-year-old Palestinian boy was killed on Wednesday during clashes with the Israeli army in the town of Yamoun, southwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

In a press statement, the ministry identified the boy as Mahmoud Abu al-Haija, without providing further details.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a press statement that its workers transferred the body of the boy, who "was shot in the cheek and abdomen with live ammunition," to Jenin Governmental Hospital.

Local sources and eyewitnesses told Xinhua that Israeli military vehicles raided the town, prompting clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youths, during which Israeli soldiers fired live bullets and tear gas canisters.

In a separate development, eight Palestinians were injured, including one by gunfire, and three agricultural structures were burned in attacks by Israeli settlers in the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah, according to Palestinian security sources.

The sources told Xinhua that Israeli forces prevented civil defense and ambulance teams from reaching the injured and extinguishing the fires.

In a press statement, the Sinjil Village Council urged residents to head to the affected area to confront the settlers and prevent further attempts to seize their land.

So far there has been no comment from the Israeli side regarding these incidents.