Palestinian officials said on Sunday (6) that a Palestinian teenager had American nationality killed by the Israeli forces in the city of swelling of Aya, the West Bank. The Israeli army claims to shoot a “terrorist” that endangers civilians when throwing stones.
The attack is the latest wave of violence and almost daily confrontations in the volatile bank of Sumat, where the violence of settlers and confrontations between the Israeli forces and the Palestinians armed with the country remained under tension.
The mayor of Turumus Ayya, Adeeb Lavi, told Reuters at the beginning of the day that Omar Muhammad Rabia, 14, was shot with other teenagers by an Israeli at the entrance to Turumus Ayya and that the Israeli army announced that he was dead after he arrested him.
However, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the incident as a “murder outside the judiciary” It was committed by the Israeli forces During an operation in the city, he said it was the result of “continuous escape” of Israel.
“During an anti -terrorist activity in the Israeli Defense Forces area, the soldiers have identified three terrorists who shot the stones on the highway, and offered to the civilians who led them,” the Israeli army said in a statement.
“The soldiers opened fire on the terrorists who were exposing civilians in danger, removing a terrorist and hitting two other terrorists,” he said.
The violence of the settlers in ScisjordaniaIncluding incursions into the occupied areas and attacks on villages and Bedouin camps, it has intensified since the beginning Gaza war in October 2023.
Under the leadership of President Joe Biden, European countries and the former US government imposed sanctions on violent Israeli settlers, despite the White House, under the leadership of President Donald TrumpHe removed these sanctions.
In recent months, the Israeli army has launched a “large military operation” in the West Bank to eliminate militants.
Hamas armed group, based in Gaza, In recent years, it has expanded its arrival in the West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority, which is controlled by a competitor’s faction of Fatah, dominates limited governance.