Palestinian Toddler Shot by Israeli Soldiers Dies From Wounds
A two-year-old Palestinian boy who was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers died from his wounds on Monday.
Muhammad Tamimi and his father Haytham Tamimi were hit by Israeli fire near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Thursday.
The pair were in their parked car outside their home in Nabi Saleh village when they were targeted, according to eyewitnesses.
Haytham was shot in the chest and taken to a hospital in Ramallah while Muhammad was seriously wounded in the head and evacuated to an Israeli hospital, where he remained on life support until he was pronounced dead this morning.
The Israeli military admitted to shooting the toddler and his father, saying they mistook them for Palestinian fighters.
The army said in a statement that they were returning fire at a group of Palestinian fighters who allegedly targeted a settlement nearby with live fire minutes earlier.Â
However, Basem Tamimi, a family relative and local activist, told Middle East Eye that Muhammad and Haytham were in a car and about to drive away.
As soon as the car moved, Israeli soldiers shot at them.
“Israeli forces were located near the house and fired lives bullets at the car,” Basem said.
🔗Source:Middle East Eye
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