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Israel shoots dead Palestinian child in southern Gaza Strip despite ceasefire

2 months ago

A group of demonstrators carries banners, posters, and placards as they gather to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage swap deal, while calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on December 27, 2024, in West Jerusalem [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]

A Palestinian child was killed, Wednesday, by Israeli army gunfire in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, despite a ceasefire in place between Hamas and Israel, Anadolu has learned.

The victim, 13-year-old Hamza Al-Hams, was shot dead by the Israeli army in Rafah, said a medical source at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis.

Israeli forces opened fire on the child in the Al-Awda area of Rafah, injuring him, witnesses said, adding that he was transferred to hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.

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