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Israeli forces kill Palestinian boy in occupied West Bank raid

agenciesoccupied west bankIsraeli forces have shot and killed a 14-year-old boy during a military raid in the northern occupied West Bank. Islam Ahmad Ajjouri was shot in the chest...

On Sunday, Israeli forces carried out separate incidents across the West Bank, opening fire on Palestinians in Al-Auja, Taybeh, and Askar refugee camp.

In Al-Auja, a 16-year-old Palestinian was apprehended after being suspected of stabbing an Israeli. The Israeli army reportedly raided the village, deploying in its streets and imposing a curfew.

Near Taybeh, a Palestinian man named Aws Akram Maatan was shot by the Israeli army after allegedly attempting to steal a weapon from an IDF soldier. Maatan suffered a foot injury and was taken to a Jerusalem hospital for treatment. The village council head, Sayel Kanaan, criticized the killing as unjustified.

In Askar refugee camp, a 14-year-old Palestinian teenager, Islam Ahmad Maher Ajouri, was shot and killed in the chest by Israeli forces. There were no confrontations justifying such a killing, according to Mohammed Abu Kashk, the head of the camp services committee.

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