Contrary to Statement by Military, 9-Year-Old Palestinian Boy was Shot in the Head with a Live Round
An investigation by B’Tselem published on Friday, July 19, establishes that an Israeli soldier, firing live ammunition, hit Abd Rahman Shteiwi, age 9, in the head critically wounding him a week earlier. This is in stark contrast to the statements issued by the Israeli military till then regarding the circumstances that led to the boy’s critical…