10 year old Palestinian killed by Israeli army
rose | 29.07.2008 19:36 | Palestine
An 10 year old boy called Ahmed Ussam Yusef Mousa was shot dead at
approximately 6pm near the Palestinian village of Nil'in. He was shot once in the head at close range with live ammunition.
approximately 6pm near the Palestinian village of Nil'in. He was shot once in the head at close range with live ammunition.
According to eye witnesses a group of youths attempted to remove coils of razor wire from land belonging to the village. Without warning, they were fired upon and Ahmed was killed. Israeli newspaper Maariv reported in March that the Israeli authorities have given a new order to border police operating along the apartheid wall surrounding Jerusalem. They can now open fire directly on
Palestinians who try to demonstrate near the barrier. But sniping is
forbidden if there are Israeli or foreign citizens amongst demonstrators.
According to ISM volunteers inside Nil'in, confrontations are now taking place between villagers and the Israeli forces; shots have been heard and five people are said to have been wounded. Demonstrations have been held almost every day for the past few weeks as near Nil'in against Israel's Apartheid Wall, declared illegal by the International Court in the Hague in 2004. The wall will deprive the village of almost 2,500 Dunums of agricultural land, and put the existence of the entirely community in doubt.
The Israeli Army and Border Police have been increasingly ill-disciplined and violent in response to the demonstrations. News came this morning that Israeli Battalion Commander Lt. Col Omri, had been sent on 10 days compulsory leave as a punishment for his conduct at Nil'in. Omri held a 27 year old Palestinian detainee Ashraf Abu Rahma by the shoulder while one of his men shot Abu Rahma with a rubber coated steel bullet at very close range. Abu Rahma was blindfolded and his hands were bound when he was shot in the foot.
The news came on the same day that Victor MacDiarmid, a Canadian human
rights worker was due for deportation at midnight from Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv. The 23 year old had been shot twice, once in the shoulder and once in the knee by rubber coated steel bullets whilst attending the Nil'in protests. He was arrested whilst taking pictures of a woman's demonstration on 23rd of July.
At least 11 other Palestinians have died protesting against Israeli's
apartheid wall. Their names are:
Mohammad Fadel Hashem Rayan, age 25.
Zakaria MaHmud Salem, age 28.
Abdal Rahman Abu Eid, age 62.
Mohammad Daud Badwan, age 21.
Diaa Abdel Karim Abu Eid, age 24.
Hussain mahmud Awwad Aliyan, age 17.
Islam Hashem Rizik Zhahran, age 14.
Alaa Mohammad Abdel Rahman Khalil, age 14.
Jamal Jaber Ibrahim Assi, age 15.
Odai Mofeed Mahmud Assi, age 14.
Mahayub Nimer Assi, age 15.
Palestinians who try to demonstrate near the barrier. But sniping is
forbidden if there are Israeli or foreign citizens amongst demonstrators.
According to ISM volunteers inside Nil'in, confrontations are now taking place between villagers and the Israeli forces; shots have been heard and five people are said to have been wounded. Demonstrations have been held almost every day for the past few weeks as near Nil'in against Israel's Apartheid Wall, declared illegal by the International Court in the Hague in 2004. The wall will deprive the village of almost 2,500 Dunums of agricultural land, and put the existence of the entirely community in doubt.
The Israeli Army and Border Police have been increasingly ill-disciplined and violent in response to the demonstrations. News came this morning that Israeli Battalion Commander Lt. Col Omri, had been sent on 10 days compulsory leave as a punishment for his conduct at Nil'in. Omri held a 27 year old Palestinian detainee Ashraf Abu Rahma by the shoulder while one of his men shot Abu Rahma with a rubber coated steel bullet at very close range. Abu Rahma was blindfolded and his hands were bound when he was shot in the foot.
The news came on the same day that Victor MacDiarmid, a Canadian human
rights worker was due for deportation at midnight from Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv. The 23 year old had been shot twice, once in the shoulder and once in the knee by rubber coated steel bullets whilst attending the Nil'in protests. He was arrested whilst taking pictures of a woman's demonstration on 23rd of July.
At least 11 other Palestinians have died protesting against Israeli's
apartheid wall. Their names are:
Mohammad Fadel Hashem Rayan, age 25.
Zakaria MaHmud Salem, age 28.
Abdal Rahman Abu Eid, age 62.
Mohammad Daud Badwan, age 21.
Diaa Abdel Karim Abu Eid, age 24.
Hussain mahmud Awwad Aliyan, age 17.
Islam Hashem Rizik Zhahran, age 14.
Alaa Mohammad Abdel Rahman Khalil, age 14.
Jamal Jaber Ibrahim Assi, age 15.
Odai Mofeed Mahmud Assi, age 14.
Mahayub Nimer Assi, age 15.
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