UN urges Israel to investigate killing of Palestinian child in West Bank

12-year-old was allegedly shot in the chest by Israeli soldiers while sitting in a car outside Beit Ummar; UN Secretary-General is aware of the incident and pressing for a probe

UN urges Israel to investigate killing of Palestine child in West Bank (Middle East Monitor)
Associate spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, Eri Kaneko, told reporters that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is aware of Mohammad 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.

Palestinian preteen killed by IDF fire after family buries infant in bag (Jerusalem Post)
The al-Alami family car reportedly approached the soldiers in a "suspicious manner," and the soldiers began shooting towards the vehicle, fearing an attempted ramming attack.

Israel investigating shooting of Palestinian boy in West Bank (BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-58010712

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Photo: Relatives mourn during the funeral ceremony for Mohammad al-Alaami, who was shot by Israeli soldiers near Beit Ummar in Hebron, on July 29 (Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency)