Israeli’s Murder 17 Year Old Palestinian Boy

One of Ramzi Helles relatives at his funeral procession in Gaza [Ma'anImages

Palestinian teenager shot dead by Israeli soldiers at Karni crossing

8 September 2007

Gaza – Ma'an – A 17 year old Palestinian boy, Ramzi Hillis, was killed in Shuja'iyya neighborhood in eastern Gaza city as Israeli forces opened fire in the direction of Palestinian homes and farms.

Director of ambulance and emergency department at the Palestinian ministry of health, Muawiya Hassanein said that Hillis was hit by gunshots in the upper part of his body near the Karni border crossing east of Gaza city.

Hassanein said that the boy was hunting birds when the Israeli troops fired at him. Hassanein reminded of dozens of Palestinian boys who were killed in a similar way.

The Israeli army said their troops were monitoring a group of people approaching the crossing, and fired towards them in an attempt to disperse them. As a result, a boy was shot dead. The army claimed to be investigating the incident.