The Aporia · Israeli forces kill 14-year-old Palestinian boy in West Bank, health ministry says

Israeli forces shot and killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy named Moataz Daghlas during an operation in Burqa village north-west of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Monday evening. The Israeli military claimed they fired at individuals who intended to throw stones, while Palestinian officials accused the forces of blocking access to medical aid and withholding the body from the family. Since the beginning of 2023, at least 98 Palestinians, including 22 children, have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers in the West Bank.

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On November 10, 2026, Israeli forces shot and killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy, identified as Moataz Iyad Daghlas, during an operation in the village of Burqa in the occupied West Bank. The incident occurred on Monday evening near Nablus. According to the Palestinian health ministry, Israeli soldiers opened fire allegedly to prevent stone-throwing at Israeli vehicles; however, they blocked ambulances from accessing a third wounded person and detained three volunteer paramedics. Two other teenagers were also injured: one 17-year-old shot in the abdomen and pelvis and another 19-year-old hit in the hand. The UN has reported that since January 2026, at least 98 Palestinians, including 22 children, have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers in the West Bank.

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- Published Israeli forces have shot dead a 14-year-old Palestinian boy during an operation in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say. asserted

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Moataz Daghlas was killed on Monday evening in the village of Burqa, north-west of Nablus, according to the Palestinian health ministry. uncertain

Daghlas → kill → ministry

The Israeli military said soldiers identified "several terrorists who intended to hurl stones" in an area where stones had previously been thrown at Israeli vehicles. asserted

stones → say → vehicles

The soldiers fired towards them "to remove the threat", it added. asserted

it → fire → threat

The Palestinian Red Crescent said its teams treated two people with gunshot wounds, but that Israeli forces blocked their access to a third wounded person and detained three volunteer paramedics. asserted

forces → say → paramedics

Moataz Daghlas's relatives said Israeli authorities were withholding his body. asserted

authorities → say → body

Meanwhile, Palestinian news agency Wafa identified the two Palestinians wounded during the raid as a 17-year-old child, who it said was shot in the abdomen and pelvis, and a 19-year-old man, who was shot in the hand. asserted

who → identify → hand

According to the UN, at least 98 Palestinians, including 22 children, have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers in the West Bank since the start of the year. uncertain

Palestinians → accord → year

Six Israelis, both security forces and civilians, have been killed by Palestinians in the West Bank over the same period, it says. asserted

it → kill → period

The rules of engagement for Israeli forces were reportedly broadened after the deadly Hamas-led attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023, allowing soldiers increased discretion to use lethal force against a perceived threat. uncertain

rules → broaden → threat

In June, the UN Human Rights Office in the occupied Palestinian territory said it had verified the killing of 241 Palestinian children by Israeli security forces and settlers in the West Bank since then. asserted

it → say → Bank

Most of the children were teenage boys and, in many cases, Israeli authorities accused them of having engaged in stone-throwing as justification, it found. asserted

it → accuse → justification

The UN office said its assessment was that none of the children killed while involved in confrontations with Israeli forces had posed an imminent threat to life, which it said was the only legal justification for the use of lethal force in the West Bank under international law. asserted

it → say → law

Israeli forces kill 14-year-old Palestinian boy in West Bank, health ministry says

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