Israeli border police shoots dead 12-year-old Palestinian boy in east Jerusalem

A Palestinian boy was killed after being shot Tuesday by Israeli border police at a refugee camp in east Jerusalem, police said, in the first such fatality in the Israeli-annexed territory during Ramadan.

Rami Hamdan al-Halhuli, 12, suffered a fatal gunshot wound during clashes between residents of the Shuafat refugee camp and police, who said the child had aimed fireworks at them.

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“During tonight’s violent disturbance, a single shot was fired by a border police officer towards a suspect who endangered the forces while firing aerial fireworks in their direction,” the force said in a statement.

“The suspect was apprehended, arrested, and transferred for medical treatment.” Police later told AFP he had died from his wounds.

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Israel’s border police units were already deployed in the camp, which sits on the wall that separates the Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.

Hundreds of extra police have been deployed in the Old City of east Jerusalem since Ramadan, the Islamic holy month, began on Monday.

With AFP

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