Palestinian teen succumbs to wounds 2 months after being shot by Israeli forces

After being shot in the head by Israeli forces during clashes in October, 16-year-old Palestinian Fares Ziad Al-Bayed succumbed to his wounds yesterday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

Fares was critically injured after being shot in the head with a live bullet during clashes on 15 October at Al-Jalazun refugee camp in the central occupied West Bank district of Ramallah, following a march commemorating the first anniversary of the killing of 13-year-old Ahmad Sharaka, who was shot and killed by Israeli forces last year during clashes.

In addition to Fares, some 20 other Palestinians suffered injuries during the clashes, with youth throwing rocks, Molotov cocktails, and empty bottles at Israeli soldiers who responded with live ammunition, rubber-coated steel bullets, and tear gas.

Fares was submitted to the Palestine Medical Centre in Ramallah where he underwent surgery and fell into a two-month long coma.

The march where Fares was shot was staged to commemorate the anniversary of the death of 13-year-old Ahmad, who was a resident of al-Jalazun refugee camp. He was shot in the neck with live fire during clashes in Aal-Bireh on 11 October 2015, and succumbed to his wounds shortly after.

Ahmad was the 233rd Palestinian to be killed by Israeli forces and settlers since a wave of unrest spread across the occupied Palestinian territory in October last year, and Fares has become the 246th.