Israeli forces kill 14-year-old Palestinian boy in occupied West Bank

What the report says

Israeli forces shot and killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy during a raid on the village of Burqa in the occupied West Bank, according to Al Jazeera’s report, which cited Palestinian officials and the Israeli military. The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the boy as Moataz Iyad Daghlas and said his body was being withheld by Israeli authorities. Two other teenagers were also reported wounded in the same incident: one was said to have been shot in the abdomen and pelvis, and another in the hand.

The Israeli military confirmed that its soldiers fired in Burqa, near Nablus, saying the shooting was intended to stop Palestinians from throwing stones at Israeli vehicles. In its statement, the army said the troops responded with gunfire to “neutralise the threat” and that hits were confirmed. The report also said, via Wafa news agency, that soldiers detained the boy’s father and prevented an ambulance from reaching the wounded.

The killing comes amid a sharp rise in violence in the occupied West Bank since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, and the war that followed in Gaza. Al Jazeera cited UN data saying more than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since then, including children, and noted that attacks by settlers and military operations have intensified across several areas of the territory.