Israeli forces kill 17-year-old volunteer paramedic

Bethlehem (QNN) – A 17-year-old volunteer paramedic succumbed to wounds sustained by an Israeli live gunshot as he was trying to give first aid to wounded Palestinians in Bethlehem.

Israeli troops raided the Deheisha refugee camp in Bethlehem and clashed with Palestinian young men predawn on Wednesday.

The teen, Sajid Mizher, was among the local Palestinian search rescue services who were called in to take care of the wounded Palestinians in the early morning.

The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that Mizher was shot with a live bullet in the stomach.

According to the rescue services coordinator Mazen al-Azza, Mizher was wearing a reflective vest and his search and rescue service uniform when he was shot.

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