7-year-old Palestinian falls, dies after chase by occupation forces
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Palestinian medical sources confirm the death of the child Rayan Yasser Suleiman, as a result of his fall after the occupation forces pursued students in the town of Teqoa`, southeast of Beit Lahm.
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Palestinian Rayan Yasser Suleiman
Palestinian 7-year-old child Rayan Yasser Suleiman died on Thursday as his heart stopped when he was chased alongside other school children by the Israeli occupation forces in the town of Teqoa, southeast of Beit Lahm, according to Palestinian medical sources.
29 سبتمبر ٢٠٠٠: محمد الدرة، الطفل محاصر برصاص الاحتلال حتى استشهاده.
— هيثم (@196hf) September 29, 2022
٢٩ سبتمبر ٢٠٢٢: ريان سليمان، الطفل صاحب ٧ أعوام، استشهد بعد سقوطه من علو أثناء مطاردة قوت الاحتلال له. pic.twitter.com/Gu6utsNgaj
A security source stated that the occupation forces pursued school students in the Khirbet Al-Deir area while they were heading to their homes. The student Rayan fell to the ground after his heart stopped beating, and his injury was described as serious.
مصادر محلية : جيش الاحتلال يقتحم منزل عائلة الطفل الشهيد ريان سليمان في بلدة تقوع. pic.twitter.com/uutXuPz1kd
— Newpress | نيو برس (@NewpressPs) September 29, 2022
Earlier today, the Ministry of Health stated that the medical staff at Beit Jala Governmental Hospital were dealing with a 7-year-old child who reached the emergency room with no pulse, after he fell from a height while being chased by the occupation forces in Teqoa, according to the testimony of the parents.
#شاهد| وداع الطفل ريان سليمان (7 سنوات) الذي ارتقى شهــ ـيدًا بعد ملاحقة قوات الاحتلال له في تقوع شرق بيت لحم.
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) September 29, 2022
تصوير: عبد الرحمن حسان pic.twitter.com/DwFo37x8Ag
Israeli media reported that “a child died of a heart attack while soldiers were chasing him after clashes that erupted in Teqoa, Beit Lahm district,” adding that “the child Rayan Suleiman (7 years), from the town of Teqoa, southeast of Beit Lahm, died after suffering a heart attack while being pursued by Israeli soldiers."
It is noteworthy that Palestinian human rights data confirmed earlier that dozens of Palestinian martyrs were shot by the Israeli occupation, and hundreds of male and female detainees were under 18 years old.
In addition, 83 Palestinian children were killed in 2021 and 2022, according to Defense for Children International - Palestine (DCIP) data.
Read: 'Israel' has killed 15 Palestinian children so far this year
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