BETHLEHEM, Friday, April 28, 2023 (WAFA) – A sixteen-year-old Palestinian teenager was shot and killed today by the Israeli army’s live fire during confrontations that erupted in the village of Tuqu, to the southeast of the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, according to local sources.
Confrontations broke out at the western entrance of Tuqu village, during which Israeli occupation soldiers fired live bullets, teargas canisters, and stun grenades at the village residents, shooting and critically injuring a teenager in the chest, WAFA correspondent said.
The teen, who was identified as Mustafa Amer Sabbah, was rushed to hospital in a critical condition due to a serious gunshot wound to the chest, where he was pronounced dead.
Forces reportedly stormed the village and sealed off the western entrance with a flying checkpoint after Sabbah was pronounced dead.
Confrontations also broke out at the northern entrance of the town of Tuqu following his killing at the hands of Israeli soldiers.
Forces attacked Palestinians with live ammunition, tear gas canisters, and stun grenades, causing a number of people to suffocate from tear gas inhalation, said local activist, Mustafa al-Baddan.
Israeli sodliers also heavily deployed at the northern and western entrances as well as in the town center.
At least 104 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli occupation forces since the beginning of 2023, including an elderly woman and at least 17 minors under the age of 18.
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