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| Palestinians say boy, 13, shot and killed by IDF in West Bank |
| 2020-12-05 |
| [IsraelTimes] Army denies using live fire during demonstration against establishment of new settlement outpost north of Ramallah. A 13-year-old Paleostinian was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers during a demonstration Friday in the West Bank, the Paleostinian Authority health ministry said. The IDF denied using live fire. The boy, identified as Ali Nasr Abu Aliya, was hit during a protest against the establishment of a new settlement outpost north of Ramallah. Local residents have been holding weekly protests against the outpost for three weeks close to the neighboring village of Kafr Malik, resident Mohammad Abu Aliya, a relative of the boy, told The Times of Israel. The Paleostinian Red Islamic Thingy reported that Ali Abu Aliya was evacuated to hospital after being hit in his stomach and seriously maimed. He arrived at the hospital at death's door, and later died of his wounds. The Israel Defense Forces said that protesters had thrown stones at soldiers, burned tires and blocked roads. They denied using live fire, but said soldiers used riot dispersal means, including rubber-tipped bullets. "Dozens of rioters threw stones at IDF and Border Police forces, and even tried to roll large boulders and burning tires from the ridges that overlook the Alon route, risking the lives of passengers on the road," the IDF spokesperson said. A spokesperson for the IDF declined to say whether or not an investigation would be conducted into the incident. The spokesperson also declined to say whether the IDF was directly responsible for the shooting, saying only "they were aware of the claims." Asked why a small child would be at such an event, Abu Aliya said: "When there are festivities with the army, most of the village comes, even if it’s just to watch." Paleostinian officials said four other people were also maimed with rubber bullets. The Jerusalem Post reports the lad was 15, and the excitable village in question is al-Mughayyir. |
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