![Relatives mourn as the body of a 13-year-old Palestinian boy, who was killed during an Israeli army raid in the village of al-Mughayyir near Ramallah, is brought to a hospital ahead of funeral procedures, in Ramallah, West Bank, on January 16, 2026. [Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AA-20260116-40276431-40276417-FUNERAL_CEREMONY_OF_PALESTINIAN_KILLED_BY_ISRAELI_FORCES_IN_THE_WEST_BANK-1-1.jpg)
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian child on Friday during a raid on the village of Al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and assaulted worshippers as they left prayers, Palestinian media reported. The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that Israeli forces entered Al-Mughayyir from the al-Khalayel area and opened heavy live fire toward residents, killing a 13-year-old child. Israeli forces later attacked worshippers as they exited the western Al-Mughayyir mosque after Friday prayers, firing stun grenades and tear gas canisters at them, the agency added. READ: EU urges Israel to immediately halt West Bank settlement project, calls it ‘obstacle to peace’ The village has been subjected to ongoing attacks by illegal Israeli settlers, under the protection of Israeli […]
