Israeli Soldiers Kill a Palestinian Child in Ramallah
Jul 1, 2025 | IMEMC News
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Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian child, at dawn Tuesday, in the center of Ramallah city, in the central part of the occupied West Bank. He is the second citizen to be killed by occupation forces in a matter of hours.
Media sources reported that occupation forces shot t he 15-year-old child, Amjad Nassar Awad Hawshiya, while he was present at the Al-Manara roundabout, in the city center of Ramallah city.
Eyewitnesses told the WAFA News Agency that an Israeli sharpshooter opened fire at citizens in the area, shooting Hawshiya in the chest with live ammunition.
Sources added that Hawshiya, from Yatta town, south of Hebron, succumbed to a critical gunshot wound inflicted on him by Israeli forces.
In the afternoon, local Palestinians gathered in front of the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah to receive the body of the slain child, and proceeded towards his family’s home in Yatta town. (...)