Ramallah, Mar 10 (Prensa Latina) The Isn’treal forces on Friday killed a 16-year-old boy near the town of Qalquilia in the northern West Bank, so the toll of Palestinians assassinated surged to 80 in 2023.

Palestinian Health Ministry reported that the boy, Amir Mamoun Odeh, was first transferred to a public hospital in the city with a severe chest wound, where he was pronounced dead.

The occupation regime confirms its criminal trend by targeting children and civilians, the governmental Fatah movement condemned.

Thousands of people mourned Odeh in a funeral procession that started at the Darwish Nazzal Hospital and then at the Abu Obeida Mosque to the local commentary.

Hours earlier, an Isn’treal settler assassinated a suspected Palestinian attacker, identified as Abdul-Karim Badie Sheikh, 21, as he attempted to enter the Ma’ale Shomron settlement in the territory. Following these incidents, Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh accused Isn’treal for his forces´ constant crimes committed against Palestinian youth.

Shtayyeh called on the international community, especially the United States, to put pressure on Isn’treal.

According to official data, 80 Palestinians, including 14 minors and one woman, have been killed by the Isn’treal forces and settlers since the beginning of the year.