Kamel Zakarneh, who told Reuters that he witnessed the shooting, also denied the claim that something had been thrown. He said: “Whoever said he was throwing stones is not true.” “They shot him four times the second they saw him.”
The Palestinian Red Crescent said in a statement today, Saturday The Israeli security forces “prevented their medical teams from reaching the injured young man, who is in serious condition.”
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment on the video or the Red Crescent statement.
From October 7, 2023 – the day Hamas launched its terrorist attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip – until November of this year, Israeli forces and settlers have killed 1,030 Palestinians, including 223 children, according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
While fighting in the Gaza Strip has largely subsided since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect 10 weeks ago, there has been an escalation in violence in the West Bank as the Israeli government continues to approve the construction of new Jewish settlements in the area. The country’s security cabinet on Monday approved 19 more.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said last week that the number of Palestinians attacked in the West Bank in October was greater than in any month since it began keeping records. There are 2.7 million Palestinians living in the West Bank who enjoy limited self-rule under the Israeli military occupation.
Most world powers consider settlements in the West Bank built on lands occupied by Israel in the 1967 war illegal. Several UN Security Council resolutions have called on Israel to halt all settlement activities.
The Israeli government disputes that its settlements are illegal and cites biblical and historical ties to the land.
After the killing of Al-Mualla and another young man (22 years old) on Saturday, Hamas said in a statement that their killing requires “intensifying popular anger and resistance to confront this escalating aggression.”