A 16-year-old boy has been shot useless by the Israeli military in a confrontation within the southern occupied West Bank, Palestinian well being officers say.
Milad al-Rai was struck within the again by bullets close to the town of Hebron on Saturday, in line with the Palestinian well being ministry.
His loss of life brings the variety of Palestinians killed within the West Bank up to now this yr by Israeli hearth to 185. That contains greater than 30 youngsters underneath 18.
The variety of folks killed within the West Bank and east Jerusalem this yr has already overtaken the whole in 2022, which had been thought of the deadliest yr because the United Nations started monitoring in 2005.
The Israeli navy stated it unleashed tear fuel and opened hearth at a bunch of Palestinians exterior the Al-Aroub refugee camp who have been throwing Molotov cocktails at its troops.
It stated it was conscious one of many Palestinians had been shot and stated there have been Israeli navy casualties.
Nearly half of Palestinians killed within the violence this yr have been affiliated with militant teams, in line with a tally by the Associated Press information company.
Israel says most of these killed have been militants. But folks not concerned in confrontations and youths throwing stones in protest in opposition to the incursions have additionally died.
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Palestinian assaults in opposition to Israelis have spiked because the Israeli navy intensifies its arrest raids within the West Bank.
More than 30 folks have been killed in Palestinian assaults in opposition to Israelis because the begin of 2023.
Israel says the raids are supposed to dismantle militant networks and thwart future assaults.
Palestinians say the raids undermine their safety forces, encourage extra militancy and entrench Israeli management over lands they look for a hoped-for future state.
Source: information.sky.com”