Named by local media as Raed Ahmad
Rdaydeh, 15-year-old allegedly attempted to
stab border officer at checkpoint.
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager as he
allegedly attempted to stab a border police officer at a
checkpoint near Bethlehem, on the eve of US President
Donald Trump's visit to the city on Tuesday.
The child was identified by the Palestinian Ma'an News
Agency as 15-year-old Raed Ahmad Rdaydeh from the town
of al-Ubeidiya, located six kilometres east of the city.
According to Defence for Children International - Palestine
(DCIP), the boy is one of at least eight Palestinian children
killed by Israeli forces or settlers so far this year.
Israeli news sites did not mention the child by name, but
reported that the teenager was shot and killed at a checkpoint
northeast of Bethlehem late on Monday.
Speaking to ERICGOSSIP by telephone, Israeli police
spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld confirmed the incident saying
that the teen, whose name he did not confirm, was
"neutralised".
On Tuesday morning, Trump arrived in Bethlehem to meet
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas amid soaring
tensions over a 37-day mass hunger strike by Palestinian
prisoners jailed by Israel.
Ayed Abu Eqtaish, accountability programme director at DCIP,
said that Trump's visit to Bethlehem will not yield anything
positive for Palestinians unless the US president urges Israel
"to abide by international law".
"Every day, there are violations against the Palestinian rights,"
said Abu Eqtaish. "What's important here is that the
Americans and the UN could pressure [Israel] to change its
behaviour."
On Monday, more than 20 Palestinians were injured in the
West Bank during clashes with Israeli forces as they protested
in solidarity with the hunger-striking prisoners, while Israeli
soldiers reportedly shot and injured a Palestinian in the
blockaded Gaza Strip amid protests on the border.
As Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
and other Israeli officials on Monday , Palestinian businesses
were closed as part of a general strike in solidarity with the
prisoners throughout the West Bank, including East
Jerusalem.
Palestinian media outlets estimate that 1,300 inmates are
fasting in protest of poor prison conditions, while Israeli
outlets place the number in the high hundreds.
Palestinian activists have called for a "Day of Rage" to
coincide with Trump's visit.
Alaa Tartir, programme director at Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian
Policy Network, said Israeli authorities had hoped to break to
the hunger strike before the US president's visit.
"One of Israel's priorities now ... is to end this hunger strike
and squash solidarity with the hunger strikers in the streets of
the occupied West Bank," he told ERICGOSSIP.
The most recent round of negotiations between Israel
and the Palestinian Authority collapsed in 2014, and Israeli officials have continued to greenlight the expansion of Jewish-only settlements throughout the West Bank, chipping away at the territory that could potentially make up a Palestinian state.
More than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements, which are
considered illegal under international law, in the West Bank,
including East Jerusalem.
Rdaydeh, 15-year-old allegedly attempted to
stab border officer at checkpoint.
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager as he
allegedly attempted to stab a border police officer at a
checkpoint near Bethlehem, on the eve of US President
Donald Trump's visit to the city on Tuesday.
The child was identified by the Palestinian Ma'an News
Agency as 15-year-old Raed Ahmad Rdaydeh from the town
of al-Ubeidiya, located six kilometres east of the city.
According to Defence for Children International - Palestine
(DCIP), the boy is one of at least eight Palestinian children
killed by Israeli forces or settlers so far this year.
Israeli news sites did not mention the child by name, but
reported that the teenager was shot and killed at a checkpoint
northeast of Bethlehem late on Monday.
Speaking to ERICGOSSIP by telephone, Israeli police
spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld confirmed the incident saying
that the teen, whose name he did not confirm, was
"neutralised".
On Tuesday morning, Trump arrived in Bethlehem to meet
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas amid soaring
tensions over a 37-day mass hunger strike by Palestinian
prisoners jailed by Israel.
Ayed Abu Eqtaish, accountability programme director at DCIP,
said that Trump's visit to Bethlehem will not yield anything
positive for Palestinians unless the US president urges Israel
"to abide by international law".
"Every day, there are violations against the Palestinian rights,"
said Abu Eqtaish. "What's important here is that the
Americans and the UN could pressure [Israel] to change its
behaviour."
On Monday, more than 20 Palestinians were injured in the
West Bank during clashes with Israeli forces as they protested
in solidarity with the hunger-striking prisoners, while Israeli
soldiers reportedly shot and injured a Palestinian in the
blockaded Gaza Strip amid protests on the border.
As Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
and other Israeli officials on Monday , Palestinian businesses
were closed as part of a general strike in solidarity with the
prisoners throughout the West Bank, including East
Jerusalem.
Palestinian media outlets estimate that 1,300 inmates are
fasting in protest of poor prison conditions, while Israeli
outlets place the number in the high hundreds.
Palestinian activists have called for a "Day of Rage" to
coincide with Trump's visit.
Alaa Tartir, programme director at Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian
Policy Network, said Israeli authorities had hoped to break to
the hunger strike before the US president's visit.
"One of Israel's priorities now ... is to end this hunger strike
and squash solidarity with the hunger strikers in the streets of
the occupied West Bank," he told ERICGOSSIP.
The most recent round of negotiations between Israel
and the Palestinian Authority collapsed in 2014, and Israeli officials have continued to greenlight the expansion of Jewish-only settlements throughout the West Bank, chipping away at the territory that could potentially make up a Palestinian state.
More than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements, which are
considered illegal under international law, in the West Bank,
including East Jerusalem.
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