Israeli forces kill Palestinian-American boy in West Bank
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AFP , Monday 7 Apr 2025
A Palestinian official told AFP that Israeli forces shot dead a 14-year-old boy who holds US citizenship, in the occupied West Bank Sunday.
Omar Muhammad Saadeh Rabee, "who was killed in Turmus Ayya, held US citizenship," the town's mayor, Lafi Shalabi, told AFP.
The Palestinian health ministry said one person was in critical condition and another suffered minor injuries in the same Israeli army assault.
The Palestine Red Crescent said its teams had taken the body of the deceased boy to a hospital. It also reported the injuries of two boys shot in the lower abdomen and thigh respectively, during "clashes" in Turmus Ayya.
One of the two, 14-year-old Abdul Rahman Shehadeh, told AFP he was shot by a soldier while collecting fruit near the town.
The second, who was shot in the abdomen, was identified as 14-year-old Ayoub Asaad by his father Ahed Asaad. He confirmed that the boy also is a US citizen.
Ahed Assad said that an ambulance that took his wounded son to hospital was stopped by soldiers.
"We were stopped at a military checkpoint at the village entrance, and a soldier told me that he was the one who shot the three boys," he told AFP.
Turmus Ayya, northest of the main West Bank city of Ramallah, is known for having many dual US-Palestinian citizens.
The Palestinian Authority's foreign affairs ministry denounced the Israeli forces' "use of live fire against three children".
"Israel's continued impunity as an illegal occupying power encourages it to commit further crimes", it added.
Since the Gaza war started on October 7, 2023, Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 918 Palestinians in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
Israel has occupied the West Bank, home to about three million Palestinians, since 1967.
* This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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