HEBRON, February 21, 2025 (WAFA) – A Thirteen-year-old Palestinian boy succumbed to his wounds on Friday night, after being shot by Israeli occupation forces in the city of Hebron, according to local sources.

Sources told WAFA that Israeli forces opened live fire at Ayman Nassar al-Haymouny, 13, while he was visiting relatives in the Jabal Jawhar area, south of Hebron, striking him in the chest. He was rushed by Red Crescent medics to Mohammad Ali Al-Mohtaseb Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds shortly after.

Earlier this evening, the Ministry of Health announced that a 13-year-old girl succumbed to critical injuries after being shot in the abdomen by Israeli forces’ gunfire. The bullet struck the girl in her abdomen and exited through her back. She was transferred to Jenin Governmental Hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly after.

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