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- Mohammad Bahjat Al-Hallaq was a fourth-grade student living in the village of Al-Rihiya, located south of Hebron
- A bullet penetrated his pelvis, and he was later pronounced dead in hospital
LONDON: An 11-year-old Palestinian child was declared dead on Thursday evening after succumbing to injuries sustained from Israeli forces’ gunfire.
Mohammad Bahjat Al-Hallaq was a fourth-grade student living in the village of Al-Rihiya, located south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli soldiers shot live bullets at children playing football in the yard of Al-Rihiya Girls Secondary School early on Thursday, according to a Wafa correspondent. Al-Hallaq was shot by a bullet that penetrated his pelvis. He was transferred to a nearby hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead.
Rights organizations have condemned Israel’s use of live ammunition against Palestinian civilians, especially minors, citing violations of international humanitarian law and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.