An Israeli individual on Thursday “intentionally” ran over a Palestinian child while he was outside near his house in the Silwan neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, a local watchdog said.
The Wadi Hilweh information Center said that Adam al-Rishq, 10, was chased, cornered, and run over by a car driven by “settlers,” in what they said was an “intentional” attack on the boy.
Al-Rishq suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Haddasah hospital as a result of the attack.
Silwan is a site of frequent tensions between Palestinians and local Israeli settlers, who have taken over individual houses in the East Jerusalem neighborhood just south of the Old City.
Israeli authorities have rarely prevented the home takeovers, and the “City of David” Jewish archaeological theme park — which houses a number of settlers — has been expanded into nearby homes, whose residents ahve been displaced as a result.
East Jerusalem has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967, and today around 300,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements constructed between existing Palestinian neighborhoods.
via Israeli ‘intentionally’ runs over Palestinian child in Jerusalem | Maan News Agency.








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