Israeli army opens fire on Palestinian child who threw stone at military vehicle

Israeli forces opened fire on a Palestinian child who threw a stone at an armored vehicle during a raid by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in the occupied West Bank.

A video circulated on social media showed the child being shot as he hurled a stone at an Israeli military vehicle.

The intensified raids by the Israeli army have brought life to a standstill in the West Bank, with Palestinians being killed and facing unlawful arrests.

The latest video adds to the pile of evidence of war crimes committed by the IDF, with little to no concrete action from international organisations or countries, further dehumanising Palestinian lives.

ألقى طفل فلسطيني حجرًا على جيب عسكري إسرائيلي مصفح أثناء اقتحام مدينة نابلس في الضفة الغربية صباح اليوم، فكيف كان الرد؟ أطلق الجنود النار على ساقه بشكل مباشر.

المجتمع الإسرائيلي يدعم هذه الجريمة بشكل كبير، ويعتبره "تهديداً خطير" وكأن حجرًا بيد طفل يواجه جيبًا مصفحًا يُعد… pic.twitter.com/7MlbugvpMd

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Earlier, Israeli soldiers were filmed throwing the bodies of three Palestinians off a rooftop after killing them in the town of Qabatiya.

A 16-year-old girl was also shot as she looked out of the window during Israeli raids in her neighborhood in Kafr Dan, just outside Jenin.

The occupation army launched deadly military operations last month and raided refugee camps in Jenin, Tulkarem, Tubas, and other cities on the pretext of targeting Hamas fighters.

During these operations, IDF bulldozers destroyed infrastructure, water resources, shops, and businesses owned by Palestinians in the West Bank.

In July, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) highlighted in a press release a staggering surge of nearly 250% in the deaths of Palestinian children during Israeli military operations across various cities.

The data revealed that Israeli forces killed a Palestinian every two days since October 7 in the West Bank.

The overall death toll of Palestinians killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces and settlers since October 7 has exceeded 700, with more than 5,400 others injured, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.