Occupation seriously wounds Palestinian boy, 8, in Jerusalem

The bullet hit the face of the boy caused severe damage in his eye



Israeli occupation forces have shot, seriously wounded Palestinian boy in his face in Shu’fat Refugee Camp, Jerusalem.

The Israeli forces shot a rubber-coated-with-steel bullet at the face of the Palestinian boy, identified as Yahiya al-Amudi, 8, causing him serious injury.

Witnesses said that the boy was walking near an Israeli checkpoint in the East Jerusalem refugee camp.

He was taken to the Hadassa Hospital in Ein Karem with a fractured skull, jaw, and left ear wounds. He immediately underwent urgent surgery to remove the bullet from his left eye.

Israeli police Spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld claimed that there were “disturbances” in the Shufat area after locals threw stones at municipality workers.

Israeli border police used “non-lethal” weapons and a 10-year-old boy was moderately injured!!!! and taken to hospital, he added.



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