Health ministry: Palestinian, 16, dies in West Bank clashes

In a separate development this week, a group of 50 European lawmakers called on their Israeli colleagues to reject the so-called NGO bill, arguing that it was “inherently discriminatory” and could hurt efforts to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians.

The radio quoted Israeli army sources as saying that another Israeli army force stormed the village of Allabban, east of Nablus in northern West Bank, and found weapons, adding that three Palestinians were arrested.

“The upsurge in violence is a grim reminder of the unsustainable human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the volatile environment it engenders”, Wibisono said in his report to the Human Rights Council.

Israel, backed by its ally the United States, accuses the Geneva-based forum of bias against it.

According to ministry figures, Wednesday’s death brings the total number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since October 1 of previous year to 170, including 35 minors.

Wibisono resigned last month after claiming Israel did not grant him access to the areas he is tasked with monitoring.

Israeli military forces have demolished more than 40 Palestinian houses and residential structures in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank as the Tel Aviv regime presses ahead with its land expropriation policies to uproot Palestinians.

Israel must address these issues to uphold global law and ensure protection for Palestinians, he said.

Dr Sharif at-Tarda, head of the Emergency Unit at the al-Mezan Hospital in Hebron, said the child was shot in the chest, and that the bullet penetrated his heart and exited from the left side. “The government of Israel should promptly charge or release all administrative detainees”.