United Kingdom through its Mission in Jerusalem has called to probe the death of 16 year old Palestinian Amir Mamoun Odeh in Qalqilya during Palestinian and Israeli forces clashes.
According to the tweet by the mission on Friday, demanding for thorough and transparent investigation to the minor’s killing.
The UK used this opportunity to urge restraint in use of live ammunition to civilians, saying too many lives have been lost this year.
A Palestinian teenager who allegedly hurled a Molotov cocktail at an army post in the West Bank was shot dead on Friday evening, the military and Palestinian health officials said.
The Palestinian Authority health Ministry said 16-year-old Amir Mamoun Odeh was shot in the chest on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Qalqilya.
A military spokesperson told The Times of Israel that the teen had approached an army post near the West Bank security barrier, close to Qalqilya, before hurling a Molotov cocktail at soldiers “from a close range.”
The troops, “who felt in danger,” opened fire at the teen, the spokesperson said, adding that the suspect was hit by the gunfire while no soldiers were reported hurt in the incident
Tensions between Israel and the Palestinians have been high for the past year, with the IDF conducting near-nightly raids in the West Bank amid a series of deadly Palestinian terror attacks.
Those tensions have ramped up even further in recent weeks amid a cycle of deadly Israeli raids and Palestinian revenge attacks, as well as an uptick in settler violence.