West Bank,(The Palestine Information Centre)A Palestinian boy has sustained several bruises and fractures after an Israeli settler ran him over with his car in the occupied southern West Bank city of al-Khalil.
The official Palestinian news agency WAFA, citing local sources, reported that the four-year-old victim, identified as Joud al-Fakhori, was struck in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood of al-Khalil on Friday evening.
The sources added that Joud was walking on a street in the area when the settler ran him over and fled the scene.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said in a statement that its paramedics transferred the child to Princess Alia Governmental Hospital for treatment.
Sources said the child sustained bruises and a fractured leg. The child’s condition was reported as stable.
There have been recurring “hit and run” incidents involving settlers targeting Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, with most of them largely going uninvestigated by Israeli authorities. Some of such events have even resulted in fatalities.
Earlier Friday, Israeli settlers shot dead a young Palestinian in a village near the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
The youth shot dead was identified by the Palestinian Health Ministry as 19-year-old Qosai Jammal Mi’tan.
