Israeli forces shoot boy, 17, in occupied West Bank, raising Palestinian death toll there to 105

ISTANBUL (AA) — The Israeli army shot and killed a Palestinian boy near Ramallah city in the West Bank, raising the death toll in the occupied territory to 105 since October 7.

“The young boy, Asad Hamidat, 17, was killed by the occupation gunfire in the Jalazone refugee camp north of Ramallah, bringing the total death toll to 105,” the Palestinian Health Ministry, said in a statement.

Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers used live bullets to disperse the Palestinians who were throwing stones at them. The army also blocked a major road between Ramallah and the Jalazone camp with concrete barriers.

The Israeli military announced on Thursday that they had detained 1,000 Palestinians in the West Bank since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, on the basis of suspicion.

However, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said in a statement on Thursday that the number of Palestinians arrested by Israel in the West Bank since October 7 had reached 1,460.

It added that the total number of prisoners in Israeli custody, based on available data, has reached approximately 6,700 amid the escalating arrest campaigns since October 7.

Palestinians say the Israeli army deploys forces, closes roads, and conducts raids and arrests as part of efforts to exert control over the situation in the West Bank.