“We express our condolences to the family of Mohammed Al-Tamimi. We urge Israel to evaluate all use of deadly force that involves civilian casualties, and we call on Israeli and Palestinian leadership to take responsible actions to end the conflict,” the US Office of Palestinian Affairs said in a statement.
The US urged Israel on Tuesday to re-evaluate its deadly violence and the practices it imposes during military raids against Palestinians following the murder of two-year-old Mohammad Tamimi, the Middle East Monitor reported.
“We express our condolences to the family of Mohammed Al-Tamimi. We urge Israel to evaluate all use of deadly force that involves civilian casualties, and we call on Israeli and Palestinian leadership to take responsible actions to end the conflict,” the US Office of Palestinian Affairs said in a statement.
We express our condolences to the family of Muhammad Tamimi. We urge Israel to evaluate all use of deadly force that involves civilian casualties and we call on Israeli and Palestinian leadership to take responsible actions to end the conflict.
— U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs (@USPalAffairs) June 6, 2023
On Monday, Mohammad, who was months shy of his third birthday, succumbed to a gunshot wound to the head, inflicted after he and his father came under Israeli gunfire near their home in the village of Nabi Saleh.
His father, Haitham, was shot in the shoulder.
Following Mohammad’s death, the Palestinian Foreign Affairs Ministry issued a statement condemning “Israel’s responsibility for the killing of 28 Palestinian children since the beginning of the year.”
2-Year-Old Palestinian Toddler Succumbs to Wounds Sustained by Israeli Gunfire
The statement also called for an international investigation, and for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to take steps against Israel.
Tension has been escalating across the occupied West Bank for months, amid Israeli raids on Palestinian towns. The Israeli military acknowledged the incident, expressing regret that “non-combatants” had been harmed and that “the incident will be investigated.”
(MEMO, PC)
