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Settler runs over 14-year-old Palestinian in West Bank

April 8, 2025 at 12:59 pm

Jewish settlers block entry and exit roads to Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya town to organise a ritual under the auspices of Israeli forces in Nablus, West Bank on June 01, 2023 [Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency]

An Israeli settler ran over a Palestinian child in Huwara town in Nablus yesterday evening, local sources reported, according to the Palestinian Information Centre.

They said that the settler hit 14-year-old Ahmed Awad on the main street of the village before speeding away.

Ahmed was taken to hospital, where his injuries were reported as light to moderate.

A recent report from the Ru’ya Center for Political Development said that Israeli settlers committed 388 attacks against Palestinian citizens and their property in the occupied West Bank in January and February this year alone.

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