Bellingcat has geolocated footage showing the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Rami Hamdan Al-Halhouli in Shuafat Refugee Camp in East Jerusalem on Tuesday.
The boy can be seen in this footage lighting a firework on the street and moving in the direction of the Separation Barrier, moments later a shot can be heard and the boy falls to the ground.
In a statement, the police said a single shot was fired at a suspect who had “endangered the forces while firing aerial fireworks in their direction.”
Rami’s body has reportedly not yet been released to the family, but his family told the BBC the bullet hit him in his heart.
The Israeli police have initiated an investigation into the incident. However, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has voiced his support for the police officer who shot Rami, stating that he: “salutes the fighter who killed the terrorist who attempted to shoot fireworks at him and the forces. This is exactly how you must act against terrorists – with determination and precision.”
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