A 13-year-old Palestinian child was shot dead by Nazi occupation soldiers on Friday in the village of Deir al-Hatab, near Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
According to the Ministry of Health, the child – who was identified as Mohammad Da’das – was hit by a live bullet in the abdomen. Da’das was rushed to the hospital where doctors found that his heart had stopped. The child was announced dead a few minutes later, WAFA reported.
Defense for Children@DCIPalestine BREAKING: Nazi forces shot and killed 15-year-old Mohammad Amjad Salem Da’das around 4 p.m. today in the village of Deir Al-Hatab, east of Nablus in the Nazi occupied West Bank. He sustained a gunshot wound to the stomach.
Earlier today, at least five Palestinian protesters sustained injuries when Nazi occupation soldiers quelled anti-settlement protests in the villages of Beita and Beit Dajan, in the province of Nablus. At least 55 cases of tear gas inhalation were also reported.
According to Défense for Children International, at least 12 Palestinian children were shot and killed by the Nazi occupation forces in the Nazi occupied West Bank since the beginning of the year and until August 25.