‘Point blank’: 16 year old Palestinian killed by Israelis

Witnesses say it’s unclear whether or not Amjad Abu Alya was killed by an Israeli soldier or an armed settler.

Ramallah, occupied West Financial institution – A 16-year-old Palestinian has been shot lifeless by the Israeli military within the village of al-Mughayyer, close to the occupied West Financial institution metropolis of Ramallah, in response to the Palestinian well being ministry and witnesses.

The ministry recognized the youth as Amjad Nashat Abu Alya, saying he was shot with a bullet to the chest on Friday afternoon.

He was taken to a hospital in Ramallah the place he was pronounced lifeless at roughly 2pm (11:00 GMT).

The killing occurred throughout confrontations with the Israeli military and Jewish settlers that broke out following a protest by Palestinians towards settler violence within the space.

The protest started at roughly 11am (8:00 GMT) and had been known as for by a number of fashionable committees and the Palestinian Authority’s Committee towards the Wall and Settlements, which repeatedly organises protests.

Journalist Hadi Sabarneh, who was current on the scene, informed Al Jazeera that, together with the Israeli forces, a gaggle of settlers had arrived on the protest, together with one armed with what gave the impression to be an M-16 rifle, which the journalist filmed.

“Each the military and the settler had been capturing on the protesters who had been throwing rocks. After they each began capturing, the youth fell to the bottom,” Sabarneh stated.

Nassar Nassar, stated he was roughly 10 metres (30 toes) away when his cousin Amjad was killed, including that the settler who was armed was “capturing indiscriminately”.

“There have been confrontations, and there was a variety of friction between the youth and the Israeli military and settlers,” he informed Al Jazeera.

“There was one settler who was armed, and my cousin was very near him – it was level clean.”

Nassar stated it was not clear whether or not the Israeli military or settler fireplace had killed Amjad.

“It’s clear that there was the intention to kill as a result of the shot was above the waist,” Nassar stated.

The Israeli military spokesperson stated that it was “conscious of experiences of a Palestinian that was killed”, and that the military had responded after Palestinians burned tyres and threw stones.

The spokesperson added that the military had “labored to revive order” after “clashes erupted between Palestinians and settlers, which concerned throwing stones at each other”.

Israeli media reported {that a} settler was additionally injured.

Settlements within the occupied West Financial institution are unlawful underneath worldwide regulation, however Israeli governments have continued to permit their growth.

In line with his cousin, Amjad was within the tenth grade and repeatedly attended protests, notably after his buddy, Ali Abu Alya, was killed by Israeli forces in 2020 throughout confrontations between Israeli forces and Palestinians.

“He was his closest buddy, and after his killing, Amjad was all the time on the first line of defence,” stated Nassar.