IOF kill 2 Palestinian children in West Bank; one-day toll rises to 5
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The number of Palestinian children killed across the West Bank today has risen to three, with 14-year-old Palestinian child Louay al-Sufi killed earlier in the day.
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Martyred Palestinian children 17 y/o Suleiman Mohammed Suleiman Kanaan (left) and 16 y/o Khaled Hmeidat killed by IOF on Sunday, January 15, 2024 (Social media)
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that two children were martyred after being shot by Israeli occupation forces in the city of al-Bireh, northern Ramallah, raising the number of children killed by IOF on Sunday to three.
Suleiman Mohammed Suleiman Kanaan (17 years old) and Khaled Amer Hmeidat (16 years old) were killed by IOF on Sunday evening near the Jalazone refugee camp north of the city of al-Bireh.
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استشهاد سليمان كنعان وخالد حميدات برصاص الإحتلال عند المدخل الشمالي لمدينة البيرة.
— Raghad🇵🇸 (@raghadm48) January 14, 2024
ليرتفع شُهداء الضفة منذ بداية اليوم إلى 5 شُهداء، الله يتقبّلهم ويرضى عنهم. pic.twitter.com/UNozcXL51J
The Ministry of Health stated that Kanaan succumbed to his wounds upon arrival at the Arab Consultative Hospital due to a live bullet wound to the heart.
Meanwhile, the General Authority of Civil Affairs informed the Ministry of Health of the martyrdom of Hmeidat, noting that his body was detained by the Israeli occupation.
Kanaan is from the town of Hizma, northeast of occupied al-Quds, and a resident of the town of Birzeit, while Khaled Hmeidat is from the Jalazone refugee camp.
The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas mourned the two martyrs.
The Ministry of Education also mourned them, noting that Kanaan was a 12th grader and Hmeidat was in the 11th grade.
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IOF killed three Palestinian children
With the martyrdom of Kanaan and Hmeidat, the number of Palestinian children killed by IOF on Sunday in the occupied West Bank rose to three, while the total number of martyrs is not at 5, including two Palestinian youths.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society announced earlier that 14-year-old Palestinian child Louay al-Sufi was killed due to a bullet in the chest fired by Israeli occupation forces during their incursion into Ain Sultan refugee camp in Areeha.
ارتقاء الطفل لؤي الصوفي برصاص الاحتلال في مخيم عين السلطان بمدينة أريحا. pic.twitter.com/knAkudKXC5
— ق.ض (@Jales_tinian2) January 14, 2024
Additionally, Israeli occupation forces opened fire on Palestinian youths Ahmad and Jalal Jabareen in the town of Sa'ir, east al-Khalil, which resulted in their martyrdom, the Red Crescent added.
#صور | الشـ.ــهيدان أحمد وجلال جبارين اللذين ارتقيا برصاص قوات الاحتــ.ـلال قرب بلدة سعير شرقي الخليل عصر اليوم pic.twitter.com/EBaM9nuvjI
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) January 14, 2024
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