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17-11-2014, 18:32
Israeli Forces Shoot 10-year-old Palestinian in the Head
Most recent incident marks an escalation in Jerusalem since Israel’sxOperationx“Protective Edge”xin Gaza began in July.
A Palestinian child wasxinjured whenxIsraeli forces shot atxthe car she was traveling in with her family. The incident took place near the Shufat refugee camp xon Friday at a trafficxcheckpoint.
The shooting occurredxone day after the blinding of an 11-year-old Palestinian boy during skirmishesxbetween Palestinian residents and Israeli soldiers in the nearby East Jerusalem village of al-Issawiya.
Mayar Amran Twafic al-Natsheh, 10, was a passenger in her grandfather's car, and was struck in the face whenxaxbullet smashed through the carxwindow.xHer mother, grandmother and sibling were also in the car.
She was escorted to Hadassah hospital near al-Issawiya, where medical sources told Ma’an News that the steel bullet had shattered her skull.
The girl’sxfather is being detained by Israeli forces.
The attack comes only a day after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Palestinian and Israeli officials in Jordan in talks to ease the tensions in Jerusalem, the scene of daily protests since Israeli offensive on Gaza that left nearly 2,200. Israeli forcesxhavexalso begunxa campaignxto round up hundreds of people in thexcity allegedlyxassociated with Hamas, leaving many protesters in prison. Repressionxby Israel’s police and armyxduringxdemonstrations has produced a number of casualties.
xA U.N.xinquiry of potentialxwar crimes byxIsrael,xdirectedxbyxretiredxDutchgeneralxPatric kxCammaertxwillx"reviewxandxinvestigatexaxnumberxofspecificxinciden tsxinxwhichxdeathxor injuriesxoccurredxat, and/orxdamagewas done toxUnitedxNationsxpremises," U.N.xspokesmanxFarhanxHaqxtoldAlxJazeeraxonxMonday . Thexprobexwillxfocusxonxeventsxthatxoccurredduring xIsrael’s 50 dayxassault on Gaza, hexadded.
A similar U.N. inquiry made in 2009 prompted Israel to pay $10 million in compensation for damages to U.N. shelters and service centers.
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Israeli-Forces-Shoot-10-year-old-Palestinian-in-the-Head-20141115-0021.html
Most recent incident marks an escalation in Jerusalem since Israel’sxOperationx“Protective Edge”xin Gaza began in July.
A Palestinian child wasxinjured whenxIsraeli forces shot atxthe car she was traveling in with her family. The incident took place near the Shufat refugee camp xon Friday at a trafficxcheckpoint.
The shooting occurredxone day after the blinding of an 11-year-old Palestinian boy during skirmishesxbetween Palestinian residents and Israeli soldiers in the nearby East Jerusalem village of al-Issawiya.
Mayar Amran Twafic al-Natsheh, 10, was a passenger in her grandfather's car, and was struck in the face whenxaxbullet smashed through the carxwindow.xHer mother, grandmother and sibling were also in the car.
She was escorted to Hadassah hospital near al-Issawiya, where medical sources told Ma’an News that the steel bullet had shattered her skull.
The girl’sxfather is being detained by Israeli forces.
The attack comes only a day after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Palestinian and Israeli officials in Jordan in talks to ease the tensions in Jerusalem, the scene of daily protests since Israeli offensive on Gaza that left nearly 2,200. Israeli forcesxhavexalso begunxa campaignxto round up hundreds of people in thexcity allegedlyxassociated with Hamas, leaving many protesters in prison. Repressionxby Israel’s police and armyxduringxdemonstrations has produced a number of casualties.
xA U.N.xinquiry of potentialxwar crimes byxIsrael,xdirectedxbyxretiredxDutchgeneralxPatric kxCammaertxwillx"reviewxandxinvestigatexaxnumberxofspecificxinciden tsxinxwhichxdeathxor injuriesxoccurredxat, and/orxdamagewas done toxUnitedxNationsxpremises," U.N.xspokesmanxFarhanxHaqxtoldAlxJazeeraxonxMonday . Thexprobexwillxfocusxonxeventsxthatxoccurredduring xIsrael’s 50 dayxassault on Gaza, hexadded.
A similar U.N. inquiry made in 2009 prompted Israel to pay $10 million in compensation for damages to U.N. shelters and service centers.
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Israeli-Forces-Shoot-10-year-old-Palestinian-in-the-Head-20141115-0021.html