Israeli forces killed a Palestinian child on Thursday, during their invasion of the city of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank.
Medical sources reported that the child Youssef Sameh Ishtayah, 15, succumbed to a critical gunshot wound to the shoulder during a military raid in Nablus city.
Media sources said that the army invaded Nablus city on Thursday morning, and stormed a building in the Rafidia neighborhood, detaining a number of citizens and subjecting them to interrogation.
During their withdrawal from the city, occupation soldiers opened live fire in the Beit Wazan area, resulting in the child suffering life-threatening injuries.
In related news, illegal Israeli colonizers killed a Palestinian young man on Wednesday, in the town of Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank.
The young man Odah Atef Odah Awawda, 25, succumbed to a critical gunshot wound to the back shortly after his arrival to the Palestine Medical Complex.
After infiltrating the outskirts of Deir Dibwan, several armed paramilitary settlers opened fire with live ammunition towards Palestinian citizens, critically injuring Awawda.
Palestinian residents of Deir Dibwan participated in the funeral procession for the slain Odah Atef Odah Awawda, 25, where they laid his body to rest in the town’s cemetery.
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that 16 Palestinian civilians have been killed by illegal Israeli colonizers since the beginning of the year.
