Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian child, on Wednesday, while he was in the vicinity of the Apartheid Wall in Qalqilia, in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank.
WAFA correspondent reported that occupation forces shot the child, Hamed Fadl Muwafi, 17, in the head with live rounds, on Wednesday afternoon, while he was near the separation wall, built on Palestinian lands in Qalqilia city.
The critically wounded child was rushed to the Dr. Darwish Nazal Governmental Hospital; he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival to the hospital.
In the evening, Palestinians gathered in front of the Dr. Darwish Nazal Governmental Hospital to receive the body of the slain child, before marching through the streets carrying the body on their shoulders.
Mourners carried the body of the slain child to his family’s home where loved ones said their final goodbyes, before performing the funeral prayer at the Abu Obeida Mosque, before burying the body in the local cemetery.
Since the beginning of the year, occupation forces have killed 91 Palestinians, including 16 children in various regions of the occupied West Bank.
According to the Shireen Observatory, Israeli forces have killed 40 citizens in Jenin, 18 in Tubas, 14 in Tulkarem, 10 in Nablus, 5 in Hebron, 2 in Bethlehem, 1 in Qalqilia, and 1 in occupied Jerusalem.
