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Amir Mamoun Odeh, 16. Published by Haaretz and IMEMC News

Walid Sa’ad Daoud Nassar, 14. Published by IMEMC News
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The boy, Amir Mamoun Odeh, was reportedly shot in the chest by Israeli soldiers near the town of Qalqilya

by Jack Khoury for Haaretz
March 10, 2023

A 16-year-old boy was killed Friday after being struck by Israeli army fire near the town of Qalqilya in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported.

The boy, Amir Mamoun Odeh, was first transferred to a public hospital in the city with a severe chest wound, where he was pronounced dead.

He was reportedly injured during clashes with IDF forces near the northern entrance to the town.

On Thursday, the health ministry reported that three Palestinians were killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli border police near the West Bank city of Jenin. On Tuesday, six Palestinians were killed and 26 were wounded, three of them seriously, during a raid carried out by Israeli forces in Jenin, in an attempt to capture the gunman who killed two Israelis in late February.
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Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Child In Qalqilia/b>

by IMEMC News
March 10, 2023

On Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the death of a Palestinian child whom Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured earlier in Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

The Health Ministry has officially identified the child as Amir Mamoun Odah, 16, and added that the child was shot in the chest during protests near the Israeli military roadblock at the northern entrance of Qalqilia.

The Health Ministry added that the medics rushed the child to Qalqilia governmental hospital in a very serious condition before he succumbed to his wounds.

The Palestinian medics also treated another Palestinian who was shot in the leg and many who suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.

Hundreds of Palestinians participated in Amir’s funeral ceremony and procession and chanted for ongoing resistance until liberation.

Thursday morning, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the death of Walid Sa’ad Daoud Nassar, 14, who was seriously injured by Israeli army fire two days ago when the soldiers killed six Palestinians in Jenin, in the northern West Bank.