The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the killing of 14-year-old Amer Mohammad Sa’ada Rabea’ by Israeli occupation forces during a raid on Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah in the central part of the occupied West Bank, on Sunday evening.
The Israeli forces also shot and injured two other children with live ammunition. The ministry described the incident as yet another example of extrajudicial killings.
In its statement, the ministry criticized Israel’s continuous evasion of accountability, which it said encourages the occupying power to commit further violations and crimes.
The statement also emphasized that the Palestinian people remain victims of the occupation, as well as the international community’s inability to fulfill its legal duties regarding the historical injustice and ongoing occupation of Palestinian land.
It called for urgent actions to stop the genocide, forced displacement, and crimes committed by Israeli forces and settler militias against Palestinians. Furthermore, the ministry urged for the implementation of international protection mechanisms, especially for Palestinian children.
Since the beginning of this year, Israeli soldiers have killed 118 Palestinians, including 21 children, in the occupied West Bank. Top of Form
The army has killed 51 Palestinians in Jenin, 20 in Tubas, 15 in Nablus, 14 in Tulkarem, 5 in Hebron, 4 in Bethlehem, 3 in Qalqilia, 3 in Jerusalem, 2 in Ramallah, and 1 in Salfit.
