{"id":8916,"date":"2026-01-16T22:53:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8916"},"modified":"2026-01-16T22:53:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:53:48","slug":"palestinian-child-shot-dead-by-israeli-troops-in-occupied-west-bank-occupied-west-bank-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8916","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian child shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank | Occupied West Bank News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Rights group says Palestinian children are \u2018increasingly targets\u2019 as Israeli military and settler violence soars.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 16 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">16 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Israeli troops have shot and killed a Palestinian child in the occupied West Bank, as a wave of intensified Israeli military and settler violence across the territory continues.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Naasan, 14, was killed on Friday after Israeli forces stormed and opened fire in the village of al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, assaulting residents.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Naasan was shot in the back and chest, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military said in a statement that troops fatally shot Naasan because he was \u201crunning towards them carrying a rock\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The killing came after Israeli settlers, under the protection of the Israeli army, had earlier on Friday stormed an area south of al-Mughayyir and fired live rounds, according to Wafa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey stormed the village as worshippers were leaving [the mosque] after Friday prayers, firing directly at civilians and throwing tear gas and stun grenades,\u201d said Amin Abu Aliya, head of al-Mughayyir\u2019s council.<\/p>\n<p>Palestinians across the West Bank have faced a wave of intensified Israeli military and\u00a0settler violence in the shadow of Israel\u2019s genocidal war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which has killed more than 71,000 people since October 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say the violence, which is taking place amid a push by far-right Israeli politicians to formally annex the West Bank, aims to force Palestinians out of their homes and communities.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unocha.org\/publications\/report\/occupied-palestinian-territory\/humanitarian-situation-update-352-west-bank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Nations figures<\/a>, at least 240 Palestinians, including 55 children, were killed by Israeli forces or settlers last year alone.<\/p>\n<p>The UN\u2019s humanitarian office (OCHA) said more than 1,800 settler attacks that resulted in casualties or property damage were also recorded in 2025 \u2013 an average of about five incidents per day.<\/p>\n<p>That is the highest average since OCHA began tracking settler violence in 2006, it said.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s army routinely fires live ammunition, tear gas, stun grenades and other weapons at Palestinians in the occupied territory, and it often justifies the assaults by claiming that stones were being thrown.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli human rights group BTselem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.btselem.org\/firearms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has said<\/a> the military employs an \u201copen-fire policy\u201d that allows for an \u201cunjustified use of lethal force\u201d and \u201cconveys Israel\u2019s deep disregard for the lives of Palestinians\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Rights advocates also have documented how Palestinian children in the West Bank, in particular, have been at heightened risk of Israeli violence under the shadow of the Gaza war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDecades of systemic impunity has created a situation where Israeli forces shoot to kill without limit,\u201d Defence for Children International-Palestine (DCI-P) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dci-palestine.org\/israeli_forces_kill_16_year_old_palestinian_boy_near_jenin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said last month<\/a> after a 16-year-old Palestinian boy was killed by Israeli forces in the northern West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Palestinian children are increasingly targets in the West Bank, Israeli forces\u2019 rules of engagement seemingly allow direct targeting of Palestinian children where no threat exists to justify the use of intentional lethal force.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rights group says Palestinian children are \u2018increasingly targets\u2019 as Israeli military and settler violence soars. 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