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Palestinian child dies after Israeli troops shot him on Wednesday near Ramallah

author Thursday March 29, 2007 22:46author by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies Report this post to the editors

Palestinian medical sources at the Al Maqassid Hospital in Jerusalem, reported on Thursday night that a Palestinian child died of wounds sustained on Wednesday when Israeli soldiers shot him as he approached the illegal Wall near Ramallah.

Palestinian Child by by Israeli Army fire - Archive photo
Palestinian Child by by Israeli Army fire - Archive photo

The child was identified as Mohammad Oweidah, from Um Al Sharayit neighborhood, in Ramallah.

Oweidah was shot as he and some of his friends approached the Israeli Illlegal Wall near Qalandia, in Ramallah in the northern part of the West Bank. No other casualties were reported.

The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that Oweidah was hit by several rounds of live ammunition and was moved to the Al Maqassid hospital where he died in the intensive care unit.

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