CNN —A 12-year-old Palestinian boy was shot and killed by a border police officer in Shuafat refugee camp in occupied east Jerusalem, according to hospital officials and an Israeli police spokesperson.
The boy falls to the ground just as the firework launches from his hand into the sky.
CNN has asked police for further evidence of the alleged disturbances they say took place in the refugee camp on Tuesday.
There were no casualties among the Israeli forces who dispersed the demonstrators at the Shuafat camp, the police spokesperson said.
In a Telegram post, Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir applauded the soldier who shot and killed the boy.
Persons:
Rami Al Halhouli, Molotov, Al Halhouli, Itamar Ben, Gvir, ” Ben, “
Organizations:
CNN, “, Border Guard, National
Locations:
Jerusalem, Shuafat, Hadassah, Shu’fat