“On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers killed a youngster in Bethlehem, an occupied West Bank city, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health,” Israel claimed that police had opened fire on Molotov cocktails-throwing individuals.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that Adam Essam Shaker Ayyad, a 15-year-old youngster, died from a gunshot in the chest fired by the occupying army during the onslaught on Bethlehem at dawn on a certain day. Ayyad was 15 years old. The ministry reported the death.
“During an operation in the Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem, someone allegedly threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at border police personnel, according to the Israeli military.”
“According to a statement issued by the army, the forces fired at Molotov cocktail hurlers who risked their lives and hits were identified.”
According to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa, Israeli forces reportedly invaded Dheisheh in the southern part of the occupied West Bank to search for homes when fights broke out.
Since the beginning of the year, Israeli soldiers have killed three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including Ayyad.
“Skirmishes erupted after the IDF destroyed the homes of two Palestinians suspected of killing an Israeli soldier in September. “Someone shot two Palestinian males dead in the northern city of Jenin on Monday.”
According to an AFP report, over 150 Palestinians and 26 Israelis were slain in Israel and the occupied West Bank last year, including east Jerusalem, which Israel annexed.
“Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians.”
In December, the United Nations reported that 2022 was the bloodiest year in the occupied West Bank. This is the highest number of recorded casualties since records began in 2005.
The inauguration of the most right-wing administration in Israel’s history occurred last week, led by Benjamin Netanyahu. This event raised fears of a military escalation in the Palestinian territories.These territories have been occupied by Israel since the 1967 Six-Day War.
Two of Netanyahu’s coalition allies on the far right now hold significant authority over the occupied West Bank.
Bezalel Smotrich oversees Israeli policy toward settlement in the region. Itamar Ben-Gvir is the minister of national security and is in charge of the border police that is present there. Both individuals hold important positions related to the settlement and security of the region.
Both have a track record of making hurtful comments against Palestinians.