Uproar on social media after Israeli soldier shoots Palestinian dead at point-blank range
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Uproar on social media after Israeli soldier shoots Palestinian dead at point-blank range
LONDON - A horrific murder of a Palestinian man by an Israel soldier in the occupied West Bank town of Huwwara near Nablus has sparked outrage on social media.
A video widely shared on social media shows the Israeli soldier scuffling with the Palestinian man, identified as 22-year-old Ammar Mefleh, before pulling a gun and shot him dead at the point-blank range in the broad daylight.
The soldier fired four bullets that hit Mefleh’s upper body and he can be seen laying on the ground with wounds.
Husam Zomlot, the Palestine’s Head of Mission to the UK, said that Israeli solider also prevented medics from reaching the teenager and abducting his body.
Earlier this week, five Palestinian men were killed by Israeli forces in four separate incidents in the occupied West Bank.
Three men, including two brothers in their 20s, were gunned down near the cities of Ramallah and Hebron, reports said.
Here are the reactions to the murder of Mefleh;
Israel s killing fields. This was an execution today in Nablus. Israeli soldiers then prevented medics from reaching the teenager and abducting his body. He is the fourth Palestinian Israel has killed in the last two days. On Tuesday, the Israeli military killed five Palestinians pic.twitter.com/corWec7L2P
— Husam Zomlot (hzomlot) December 2, 2022
HORRIFIC! Israeli officer EXECUTES unarmed Palestinian at point blank range in the Palestinian village of Huwwara.
— Huwaida Arraf (huwaidaarraf) December 2, 2022
The murdered young man has been identified as 22yr old Amar Hamadi Maflah.
Israel’s routine claim of “self-defense” is clearly refuted by this video. pic.twitter.com/NmZ75pMw9v
This is the Israel funded by U.S. taxpayers to the tune of $5 billion per year. https://t.co/dviu0AqgkY
— CJ Werleman (@cjwerleman) December 3, 2022
If a Russian soldier had scuffled with & then killed a young man in Ukraine, NOT A SINGLE U.S. MEDIA OUTLET would describe the occupying Russian soldier as "police" or the Ukrainian victim as "the suspect." But Israel s illegal occupation is always given a pass in coverage. https://t.co/H0TUTJypsw
— Omar Baddar (@OmarBaddar) December 2, 2022
DO NOT LOOK AWAY FROM THIS VIDEO. EXECUTION FROM POINT BLANK RANGE. THIS IS THE ISRAEL THAT THE WORLD DOES NOT WANT YOU TO SEE. pic.twitter.com/ePELGkU58O
— Mohammed El-Kurd (m7mdkurd) December 2, 2022
Israel forces have long been criticised for illegal killings of Palestinians in the occupied region.
