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A Palestinian boy was killed and four others were wounded by bullets from the Israeli occupation army during clashes that took place in the Hebron governorate on Wednesday when US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the area to meet with the prime minister. Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that “the boy Zaid Fadl Qaysia (15 years old) was killed by a bullet to the head, which was shot by Israeli soldiers in the Al-Fawar camp in the Hebron governorate ( South West Bank) “.
The ministry added that four other youths were wounded by live bullets, one in the abdomen and the other in the chest, and the other two in the lower extremities, and were transferred for treatment in Palestinian hospitals.
The Al-Jazeera correspondent quoted eyewitnesses as saying that Israeli special forces had fired shots at Palestinian youths after they were discovered while trying to storm the camp.
Meanwhile, the United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, arrived in Israel for a lightning visit. His plane landed at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on his first trip abroad in two months, in light of the outbreak of the Corona epidemic.
The visit includes Pompeo’s meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mossad chief Yossi Cohen, as well as Benny Gantz and Gabi Ashkenazi, the defense and foreign affairs ministers of the Israeli unity government, who will be sworn in on Thursday.
Israeli and American sources told the island that Pompeo will discuss with Israeli officials an Israeli plan to annex Palestinian land in accordance with the plan of United States President Donald Trump, and will also discuss reducing Chinese investments in Israel as well. like the Iranian archive.
In a “precautionary measure,” Pompeo will refrain from meeting with the US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, because he suffers from “unusual respiratory symptoms,” although tests showed he was not infected with the emerging coronavirus, according to the embassy. of the United States in Israel.
A week ago, the United States Ambassador to Israel spoke of the United States’ readiness to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley region and West Bank settlements in the coming weeks.
For its part, the Palestinian leadership confirmed that it had informed international parties, including the US and Israeli governments, that they would not be left idle if Israel announced the annexation of any part of the Palestinian territories.
