A 15-year-old Palestinian boy, Yamen Samed Hamed, was martyred on Thursday evening after being shot with live ammunition by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) during a military incursion into the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.

Local sources reported that the Israeli occupation forces stormed the town, triggering confrontations at its main entrance. During the raid, the forces fired live ammunition, tear gas, and sound bombs. Hamed sustained critical injuries during the confrontations and later succumbed to his wounds at the Palestine Medical Complex.

هتافات خلال تشييع الفتى يامن حماد والذي ارتقى برصاص الاحتلال قرب مدخل بلدة سلواد شرق رام الله pic.twitter.com/oFZSQDvKoc

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Eyewitnesses stated that the Israeli occupation forces deliberately obstructed medical assistance by preventing the ambulance from reaching the injured boy immediately.

He was left bleeding on the ground for several minutes before the soldiers allowed him to be transported to the hospital. Despite emergency efforts, the boy was pronounced dead upon arrival, marking yet another case of a Palestinian child killed by occupation forces, who prevented critical medical aid from reaching him on time.

The grieving father of slain Palestinian teenager Yamen Hammad bids farewell to his 15-year-old son, who was killed last night by Israeli occupation forces in Silwad, east of Ramallah. pic.twitter.com/HYXeh7l0OI

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In a related development, the occupation forces carried out another operation overnight in the town of Abwein, north of Ramallah. During the raid, a released prisoner and his brother were detained after Israeli troops stormed their home. 

Israeli settlers launch attacks in Ramallah

On a related note, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian vehicles, attempting to storm villages near Ramallah on Wednesday night, in the latest wave of settler violence targeting Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank.

According to local sources, settlers hurled stones at Palestinian vehicles near the entrance of the village of Deir Nidham, northwest of Ramallah. Several cars sustained damage and shattered windows, though no injuries were reported.

In a separate incident, settlers assaulted the outskirts of the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah, and attempted to storm the area. Residents confronted the settlers before occupation forces raided the village following the attack.

According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, Israeli settlers have carried out 7,154 attacks against Palestinians and their property across the West Bank since October 7, 2023, resulting in the killing of 34 Palestinians.