RAMALLAH, Thursday, October 26, 2023 (WAFA) – A Palestinian minor identified as Usayed Hamdi Hmeidat, 17, was killed and another minor was injured today by Israeli army gunfire in Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah, as they were leaving school, according to medical sources.
They said soldiers raided the camp and fired live bullets at Palestinian youths who confronted them.
In the process, Hmeidat was shot in the head and chest and another 14-year-old boy was shot in the thigh, They were rushed to hospital in Ramallah where Hmeidat was later pronounced dead, said the Ministry of Health.
The killing of Hmeidat has raised the number of dead in the West Bank to 313 since the start of this year and 105 since October 7.
M.K.
