Israeli police fatally shoot Palestinian boy, 12, launching fireworks in East Jerusalem

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Israeli police fatally shoot Palestinian boy, 12, launching fireworks in East Jerusalem
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A 12-year-old Palestinian boy was shot and killed by an Israeli border police officer in Shuafat refugee camp in occupied east Jerusalem during a "violent disturbance" on the third night of Ramadan. The boy, Rami Al Halhouli, was seen holding a lit firework before being shot, and the incident has sparked controversy. The Israeli police claim the boy endangered the forces by firing aerial fireworks, while Palestinians in the area allegedly aimed Molotov cocktails and fireworks at police forces. The boy was pronounced dead at the hospital, and the shooting has reignited tensions in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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