Israeli forces shot kill Palestinian fully veiled girl in abdomen / Pics
Ahlul Bayt News Agency – Palestinian media sources said on Tuesday Hadeel Hashlamoun, 18, died of her wounds sustained after Israeli forces shot in her abdomen and left her to bleed in al-Khalil.
Hadeel had asked to be searched by a female soldier or be sent back home, but was shot repeatedly by the soldier, according to eyewitnesses.
“You can see her one minute talking to the soldier and the other minute she was on the ground, shot!” said a passer-by.
Hadeel was left to bleed onto the ground for nearly 30 minutes by Israeli soldiers at a military checkpoint, the sources added.
The Israeli army shot Hashalmoun in the Martyr Street in al-Khalil City in southern West Bank.
According to eyewitnesses, Israeli soldiers shot the girl, left her to bleed and prevented Palestinian medics from approaching her.
After a while, an ambulance reached the place and transferred Hashlamoun to an Israeli hospital in 1948 Occupied Palestine.
Hadeelvwas heading to her school with the company of her friend before she was shot and injured. Israeli sources claimed that the young woman attempted to stab a soldier, something the pictures can prove wrong.
The Palestinian national unity government has asked the United Nations to form an investigative committee to look into the circumstances that led to the murder of Hadeel Hashlamoun, who was shot dead by the Israeli occupation soldiers in al-Khalil City.
The government said images captured and published by the Youth against Settlements Coalition, revealed that Hashlamoun posed no threat to the soldiers, and that the shooting, unlike military claims, was not justified.
The occupation army claimed the young woman “attempted to stab a soldier,” but the photos revealed she was not even close to any of the soldiers manning the Iron Gate of the Container Roadblock, in al-Khalil.
The Palestinian government added that eyewitness reports revealed that after the teenage girl was shot with several live rounds, the occupation soldiers left her to bleed for over half an hour.
Medics of the Palestinian Red Crescent tried to reach the wounded young woman, but the soldiers prevented them from approaching her.
A video captured after the shooting, shows armed Israeli settlers gathering at the scene, smiling and chatting, before a soldier dragged the body of the woman to pull her from the sidewalk.
The Hamas resistance group mourned the death of 18-year-old Hadeel, vowing that no single drop of her blood shall go for free.
The group called on the national and international human rights organizations to document such Israeli crimes against the innocent Palestinians.
“Hadeel’s murder, among many other crimes committed by the Israeli occupation on a daily basis, leave no doubt that armed resistance is the only key to oust the Israeli occupation and prevent it from committing more crimes against the Palestinian people,” Hamas added.
