06-04-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
West Bank teenager with US citizenship killed by Israeli forces, Palestinian official says
A Palestinian official told Agence France-Presse that Israeli forces shot dead a teenager holding US citizenship in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, while the Israeli military said it had killed a 'terrorist' who threw rocks at cars.
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Omar Muhammad Saadeh Rabee, a 14-year-old 'who was killed in Turmus Ayya, held US citizenship', the town's mayor, Lafi Shalabi, said.
The Israeli military said that during 'counterterrorism activity' in Turmus Ayya, 'soldiers identified three terrorists who hurled rocks towards the highway, thus endangering civilians driving'.
'The soldiers opened fire toward the terrorists who were endangering civilians, eliminating one terrorist and hitting two additional terrorists,' a military statement added.
The Palestinian health ministry said one person was in critical condition and another suffered minor injuries in the same incident.
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Shalabi said one of the wounded also had US citizenship. And Turmus Ayya, north of the main West Bank city of Ramallah, is known for having many dual US-Palestinian citizens.
The Palestine Red Crescent said its teams had taken the body of the deceased boy to a hospital. It also reported the injuries of two boys shot in the lower abdomen and thigh respectively, during 'clashes' in Turmus Ayya.
