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Palestinian child shot by Israelis in West Bank protests dies — ministry

By AFP - May 24,2018 - Last updated at May 24,2018

Mother of Palestinian Oday Khalil, 15, who died of wounds by Israeli forces that he sustained during protests, mourns over her son's body during his funeral near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on Thursday (Reuters photo)

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — A Palestinian child shot by Israeli occupation forces during protests in the occupied West Bank last week died of his wounds on Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry said.

The 15-year-old was shot at the entrance of Al Bireh, north of Ramallah in the West Bank, the ministry said in a statement.

Israeli forces said they were looking into the incident.

The health ministry did not say what day the boy was wounded, but the official Palestinian news agency WAFA said he was shot in the stomach during protests on May 15.

Major protests took place across the Palestinian territories on May 14 as the United States transferred its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.

Smaller protests took place on May 15, which was the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, or Catastrophe, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled their land during the war surrounding the creation of Israel.

More than 60 Palestinians were killed during protests along the Gaza border fence over the two days, but the child who died on Wednesday was the first killed in the West Bank.

Palestinians see the eastern part of Jerusalem as their capital and the embassy move led the Palestinian leadership to cut ties with US President Donald Trump's administration.

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