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Teen killed in West Bank while throwing stones was US citizen, Palestinian officials say
[IsraelTimes] A Palestinian who the IDF said it killed in the West Bank yesterday when throwing stones at Israeli cars was a 14-year-old Palestinian-American, Palestinian officials say.The mayor of Turmus Ayya, Adeeb Lafi, told Reuters earlier in the day that Omar Mohammad Rabea, 14, was shot along with two other teenagers by an Israeli settler at the entrance to Turmus Ayya and that the Israeli army pronounced him dead after detaining him. The Palestinian Authority’s Foreign Ministry condemns the incident as an “extra-judicial killing” by Israeli forces during a raid in the town, saying it was the result of Israel’s “continued impunity.” “During a counterterrorism activity in the area of Turmus Aya, IDF soldiers identified three terrorists who hurled rocks toward the highway, thus endangering civilians driving,” the army says in a statement. “The soldiers opened fire toward the terrorists who were endangering civilians, eliminating one terrorist and hitting two additional terrorists.” The IDF published footage showing the stone-throwing.
The army said that on Thursday evening "several terrorists hurled rocks toward Road 375 adjacent to Husan... Soldiers who were operating in the area responded with fire toward the terrorists, eliminated one terrorist and hit an additional terrorist". Husan mayor Jamal Sabateen said the army had opened fired on youngsters throwing stones. Posted by: trailing wife 2025-04-07 |
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