Khaled Ateyya, 12, a resident of Kherbet Al Mesbah Village, near Ramallah, was killed when the so-called Israeli "border guard" opened fire at him Wednesday night near the construction of the Israeli annexation wall in the village.
Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli troops fired at Ateyya while he was near the site where the Israeli Wall is being constructed in the village. Doctors at Ramallah Public Hospital said the boy died before arriving at the hospital.
Early Thursday morning, Israeli forces arrested 15 Palestinians, after invading several cities and villages in the West Bank, while pounding the Gaza Strip with airstrikes.
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Palestinian killed by military fire in Ramallah, three injured
2006-03-16 01:16:08
A Palestinian security source in the West Bank city of Ramallah reported, on Wednesday at night, that one resident was killed, two were injured by Israeli military fire.
The source stated that Israeli soldiers invaded Khirbit Al Misbah area, in Rammallah, and opened fire at a group of youth who were gathering there.
One youth, identified as Khaled Ateyya, was killed, and three others were injured in the attack.
Israeli Soldiers closed the area and barred the ambulances and medical teams, from entering.
An Israeli army source claimed that the residents hurled Molotov cocktails at border guard policemen operating in Ramallah. No injuries among the Israeli soldiers were reported.
