Israeli soldiers kill a Palestinian teen in Bethlehem

A 15-year-old Palestinian child was shot and killed by Israeli occupation forces this evening in the village of Al-Khader, to the south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, according to the Ministry of Health.

It said Zaid Mohammad Ghuneim was injured by live gunshots in the back and neck, and was rushed to hospital in a critical condition before he was announced dead of his wounds.

Eyewitnesses said Ghuneim was surprised by the presence of Israeli occupation soldiers in the village, and that as he tried to hide in a parking garage, he was targeted by the Israeli soldiers who fired live bullets at him and killed him in cold blood.

Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA)