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December 7, 2020

Calls for Justice Mount After Israeli Soldiers Kill Teenage Boy in West Bank
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Mourners gathered Saturday for the funeral of Ali Abu Alia, a
Palestinian teenager who was killed by Israeli forces Friday. Israeli
soldiers shot the teen in the stomach during a protest in the occupied
West Bank. Palestinian officials called the act a war crime. The
European Union Delegation to the Palestinians called for a full
investigation, tweeting, "Children enjoy special protection under
international law. How many more Palestinian children will be subject to
the excessive use of lethal force by the Israeli security forces?"


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