UN Urges Israel to Investigate Killing of Palestinian Child

July 30, 2021 Blog, News
Mohamad al-Alami, 12, died after being shot by Israeli soldiers while traveling in a car with his father. (Photo: via Social Media)

The United Nations (UN) urged Israel on Thursday to investigate the killing of a Palestinian child, 12-year-old Mohammad al-Alami, who was shot in the chest near the town of Beit Ummar in the southern West Bank, Anadolu Agency reported.

Associate spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, Eri Kaneko, told reporters that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is aware of Al-Alami’s murder, adding that the UN has pressed for “the Israeli authorities to investigate his killing.”

Earlier on Wednesday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that Al-Alami was shot in the chest by Israeli soldiers while sitting in a car at the entrance to the town.

The ministry confirmed that he was evacuated in critical condition by medics to Hebron’s Al-Ahli Hospital, but later died of his injuries.

(MEMO, PC, Social Media)

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