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Israeli Attacks Kill Five in Gaza and One in West Bank
Israeli strikes on Monday killed four men and an eight-year-old boy in Gaza and a 15-year-old in the West Bank. Separate incidents wounded 27 people and left at least one body at a hospital in Ramallah.
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An Israeli drone struck the Wadi al-Salqa bridge in central Gaza on Monday morning, killing eight-year-old Malik Wael Abu Shaweesh along with Ali Fayez Isbaitan and Hassan Salman al-Hanajra. Later the same day an airstrike hit a beach in Khan Younis, killing two more people and wounding 27, according to Gaza’s civil defence agency.
In the West Bank, 15-year-old Ahmad Jawad Jaber was shot in the chest and head during a raid on the Umm al-Sharayit neighbourhood in el-Bireh. He died while being taken to hospital, the Palestinian health ministry said.
Israeli rights group B’Tselem reported that Israeli forces have killed 241 Palestinian children and teenagers in the West Bank since October 7, 2023. The group also stated that at least 1,085 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank by Israeli forces or settlers over the same period.
Gaza’s health ministry figures show more than 73,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023. On Sunday, Israeli attacks killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza, including 13-year-old Eileen al-Farra. ” The report added that Israeli authorities have refused to return some children’s bodies to their families.
