Israeli forces kill 14-year-old Palestinian teen, wound 3 others in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces have killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy and wounded three other people in Burqa, northwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the boy as Moataz Iyad Daghlas. It said the General Authority of Civil Affairs had notified it that he was killed by Israeli gunfire.

Local sources said Israeli troops entered Burqa and fired live ammunition at residents. They also blocked the village's main road, cutting off access in both directions.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society said Israeli forces prevented its ambulance crews from reaching a wounded person and abducted three volunteer medics responding to clashes in the village.

Earlier that evening, Red Crescent crews transported a young man to the hospital after he sustained gunshot wounds to his abdomen and pelvis.

The Palestinian Medical Relief Society, a nongovernmental organisation, said its crews took another young man to the hospital after he was shot in the hand.

No distinction

Meanwhile, an investigation by Al Jazeera said that Israeli soldiers joined illegal settlers to attack Palestinians in the occupied West Bank while wearing civilian clothes.

The Qatar-based network documented the killings of 14 Palestinians by Israeli illegal settlers who were found to be serving in the military or appeared in army uniform during attacks.

The investigation showed soldiers taking part in assaults on Palestinian villages in civilian clothing, making them difficult to distinguish from armed Israeli occupiers.

It focused on the Israeli army's Hagmar regional units, which recruit Israeli illegal settlers as reservists.

According to the investigation, their ranks have grown sixfold since 2023, while they directly support attacks on Palestinian communities.

Israeli army raids and attacks by Israeli illegal settlers have intensified in the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, since October 2023, with reports of killings, abductions, home demolitions, arson attacks, the bulldozing of land and the displacement of Palestinian communities.

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