West Bank – Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian youth who the army said had been throwing stones at Israeli vehicles on a road in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
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An Israeli military spokeswoman said troops patrolling near the West Bank city of Hebron encountered Palestinians throwing rocks at vehicles on a main road and shot one of them.
The Palestinian health ministry said 15-year-old Omar Madi was taken to hospital in Hebron where he was declared dead.
Since a surge in violence began in October, 27 Israelis and a U.S. citizen have been killed in near-daily Palestinian attacks that have included stabbings, shootings and car-rammings.
Israeli forces have killed at least 157 Palestinians in the same period, 101 of them assailants, according to Israeli authorities. Other Palestinians have died during violent anti-Israeli protests.
indeed thats was the right thing to do
Finally some good news. Killing these terrorists should act as a deterrent to the other IslamoNazis.
They should have started shooting to kill rock throwers 25 years ago and we would have lived in peace by now!
…and here we go again.
If the Arabs throw rubber coated, non-lethal stones maybe the soldiers will use rubber coated bullets. But just maybe.