ALBAWABA - Israeli troops shot dead a 15-year-old Palestinian boy on Tuesday, after storming the Dheisheh Camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem.
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— Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (@gchahal) January 3, 2023
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian child, Adam Ayyad, 15, during a military raid in the Al #Dheisha refugee camp, south of the #WestBank city of #Bethlehem. pic.twitter.com/XYHP1nw1B4
Adam Essam Shaker Ayyad was shot "with a bullet to the chest fired by the occupation soldiers during the aggression on Bethlehem at dawn today," the Palestinian Health Ministry said, according to AFP.
The latest killing, the third since the New Year, is trending on the social media with plenty of coverage.
Israeli forces stormed the camp, raiding and ransacking Palestinian-owned homes, resulting in clashes in which soldiers fired live and rubber-coated steel bullets, as well as sound and toxic gas canisters.
Meanwhile, the forces detained one young man after raiding his home.— Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (@gchahal) January 3, 2023
The deceased boy was quickly taken to the Biet Jala Hospital, but died on arrival, according to reports. He was shot after skirmishes with Israeli troops, who raided the camp.
Israeli forces broke into the camp and proceeded to raid and ransack Palestinian-owned houses, sparking confrontations, during which the soldiers fired live and rubber-coated steel bullets as well as sound and toxic gas canisters, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
Adam Ayyad, 15, asked his mother for stuffed zucchini cooked in yoghurt for lunch today… An Israeli bullet to his chest during an Israeli invasion to Dhesiheh refugee camp ended the 10th grader life short. Way too short. pic.twitter.com/5AWrkDCV7D
— Rania Zabaneh (@RZabaneh) January 3, 2023
On Monday, two Palestinian men were shot dead in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, when clashes broke out as the army demolished the homes of two Palestinians accused of killing an Israeli soldier in September, AFP added.
