Palestinian child killed, 2 injured by Israeli army, illegal settler fire in West Bank

By Aysar Alais and Mohammad Sio

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - A Palestinian child was killed and two others injured on Sunday evening by gunfire from the Israeli army and an illegal Israeli settler in Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Health Ministry stated that the General Authority for Civil Affairs, the Palestinian liaison with Israel, informed it of “the martyrdom of Omar Mohamed Saada Rabie, 14, by occupation forces’ bullets in Turmus Ayya.”

In a separate statement, the ministry reported “the arrival of a critically injured child and another with minor wounds to the Istishari Hospital in Ramallah, after an illegal Israeli settler opened fire on them in the same town.”

Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, Israeli forces and illegal settlers have intensified attacks across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, killing 945 Palestinians, injuring around 7,000, and arresting over 15,800, according to official Palestinian figures.

The International Court of Justice declared Israel’s longstanding occupation of Palestinian territories illegal in July. It demanded the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.