Palestinian teen killed by Israeli forces in West Bank, third in a week

A Palestinian teenager has been shot and killed by Israeli regime forces in the village of Al-Khader, south of the occupied West Bank, according to local media citing the Palestinian ministry of health.

The ministry identified the slain teenager as 15-year-old Zaid Mohammad Ghoneim, who succumbed to his wounds at hospital after being shot by live bullets in his back and neck, said Quds News Network.

The agency cited local sources and eyewitnesses as saying that the teenager killed by the Israeli forces in cold blood as he was surprised by their presence in the village and tried to hide in a parking garage.

A report in AFP news agency said the Israeli military said it was “not immediately in a position to comment on the matter.”

Ghoneim is the third Palestinian teen to be killed by Israeli forces this week in the occupied territories, and fifth since the cold-blooded murder of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh earlier this month.

He is also 13th Palestinian teen killed by Israeli forces since the beginning of the year, according to Defense for Children- Palestine (DCIP), an independent, local Palestinian child rights organization.

So far, Israel has killed 13 Palestinian children since the start of 2022. pic.twitter.com/8MBXWNCkwh

— Palestine Info Center (@palinfoen) May 27, 2022

A Palestinian teenager has been shot and killed by Israeli regime forces in the village of Al-Khader, south of the occupied West Bank, according to local media citing the Palestinian ministry of health. 

The ministry identified the slain teenager as 15-year-old Zaid Mohammad Ghoneim, who succumbed to his wounds at the hospital after being shot by live bullets in his back and neck, the Palestinian Quds News Network reported.

The network cited local sources and eyewitnesses as saying that the teenager “was surprised by their (the Israeli forces’) presence in the village and tried to hide in a parking garage before he was targeted by the Israeli live bullets.”

A report in the AFP news agency said the Israeli military refused to comment on the matter.

Ghoneim is the second Palestinian teen to be killed by Israeli forces this week in the occupied territories, and the fifth since the cold-blooded murder of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh earlier this month.

He is also the 13th Palestinian teen killed by Israeli forces since the beginning of the year, according to Defense for Children- Palestine (DCIP), an independent, local Palestinian child rights organization.

Zaid Ghneim, 15 years old, was murdered by the Israeli army in al-Khader, Bethlehem. He was shot in the head and neck. Stop killing Palestinian children. Israel to the #IntlCrimCourt. pic.twitter.com/qNgnF9guAa

— Hanan Ashrawi (@DrHananAshrawi) May 27, 2022

On Wednesday, the regime forces killed 16-year-old Palestinian boy Ghaith Yameen in the vicinity of Joseph’s Tomb in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus after shooting him in the head.

Before that, on Saturday, Israeli forces killed 17-year-old Palestinian boy Amjad al-Fayed during a military raid into the Jenin refugee camp after targeting him in the neck and chest.

Ghuneim’s murder on Friday came hours after Israeli forces injured at least 90 people in protests in the occupied West Bank, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said.

Palestine’s Ma'an news agency cited the PRCS as saying that its staffers had dealt with 88 injuries from the Israeli fire in Nablus and nearby towns and villages.

The towns of Beit Dajan, Jabal Sabih, Beita, and Hawara in Nablus were reported to have witnessed violent confrontations with the occupation forces.

Earlier in the day, the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas warned Israel of another war if it allows the right-wing groups and illegal settlers to march through the occupied Old City of East al-Quds.

 Palestinian resistance groups have strongly censured the Israeli regime and settlers for rolling the so-called March of the Flags in the occupied holy city on May 29, a provocative march that marks Israel's occupation of the West Bank and East al-Quds in 1967.

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