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Palestinian teen who hurled firebomb dies days after being shot by IDF troops
[IsraelTimes] Military says 17-year-old Ramzi Fathi Hamed threw Molotov cocktails at settlement of Ofra, close to West Bank town of SilwadA Paleostinian teenager who was shot by Israeli troops after hurling a Molotov cocktail at a settlement in the West Bank last week succumbed to his wounds on Monday, Paleostinian health officials said. The Paleostinian Authority health ministry said 17-year-old Ramzi Fathi Hamed was shot and critically maimed near the West Bank town of Silwad early on August 3. The teen’s father, Fatehi Hamed, told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named that his son was shot by Israeli troops after throwing Molotov cocktails at soldiers operating near Silwad. A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces told The Times of Israel that forces operating near Silwad identified a Paleostinian suspect hurling a Molotov cocktail at the nearby settlement of Ofra. "The force responded with gunfire," the military spokesperson said, adding that the suspect was hit and later was reported to have died. "The circumstances of the incident are under investigation," the spokesperson added. On Monday afternoon, Paleostinians hurled an improvised bomb at the West Bank security barrier, the IDF said. The military said that the IED that went kaboom!near the barrier close to the Paleostinian village of Araqah caused no injuries or damage. Footage published on social media showed the blast. Araqah is close to the northern West Bank settlements of Shaked, Hinanit, and Tal Menashe, which are on the western, or Israeli, side of the barrier. Earlier Monday, the IDF said that troops detained 17 wanted Paleostinians during sweeps across the West Bank, with violence in some areas. Five of the detainees were Paleostinians suspected of being involved in festivities with settlers on Friday night, during which an Israeli settler shot a young Paleostinian man dead. Related: Silwad: 2023-07-17 Israel detains 10 Palestinians, dozens of settlers break into Al-Aqsa Silwad: 2023-06-06 Palestinian gets two life sentences for murdering Israeli man in 2015 terror attack Silwad: 2023-04-27 Israeli Settler Injured in West Bank Shooting Posted by: trailing wife 2023-08-08 |
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