here's your most moral democracy in the mid east in action. same crap, today's edition;

Business as usual: Israeli soldiers shot 13-year-old Mohammed Shehadeh in the chest when he posed no danger, then prevented an ambulance from reaching him.

reposted from Defense for Children International–Palestine, February 23, 2022

Israeli forces shot and killed a 13-year-old Palestinian boy with live ammunition in the central occupied West Bank yesterday. [Some sources say the boy was 14 years old.]

An Israeli soldier fatally shot Mohammad Rezq Shehadeh Salah in the torso in the early evening on February 22 near the Israeli separation barrier in Al-Khader, southwest of Bethlehem in the central occupied West Bank, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International – Palestine. Mohammad was approximately 100 meters (330 feet) from the separation barrier when he was shot. Israeli forces frequently enter the village through doors in the separation barrier located nearby. Earwitnesses reported hearing at least three gunshots, according to information gathered by DCIP.

“Israeli forces routinely unlawfully kill Palestinian children with impunity, using excessive force and unjustified intentional lethal force,” said Ayed Abu Eqtaish, accountability program director at DCIP. “If a child is suspected of committing a criminal act, they should be apprehended in accordance with international standards and afforded due process of law.”

After Mohammad was injured and lying on the ground, Israeli forces approached him and removed his clothes, according to video footage taken after the shooting. Israeli forces prevented a Palestinian ambulance from reaching Mohammad, according to information collected by DCIP. Mohammad remained on the ground for around 30 minutes before soldiers put him on a stretcher and carried him to Route 60, a main north-to-south route in the occupied West Bank, according to information collected by DCIP...........read more........