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October 17, 2014

Israeli Forces Fatally Shoot Palestinian Boy in Occupied West Bank 
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In Israel and the Occupied Territories, Israeli forces have shot dead a
Palestinian boy in the village of Beit Liqya. The victim, 13-year-old
Bahaa Badr, was reportedly shot after a group of youths threw stones at
Israeli forces who had entered near the Israeli separation wall that
carves up the occupied West Bank. Israel says it responded with live
fire against a "illegal riot." According to Defense for Children
International, Israeli troops and settlers have shot dead at least 10
children in the West Bank this year. That is on top of the more than 500
children killed in Israel's assault on Gaza over the summer.

 

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