The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces or settlers in the occupied West Bank amid the Gaza genocide has surpassed 1,000, according to the UN, after soldiers killed a young Palestinian child while he was reportedly playing soccer on Thursday.

The UN Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory reported Friday that Israeli forces and settlers have killed 1,001 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7, 2023. One in every five victims is a child, the office said, with 213 children killed.

This includes the killing of young Mohammad Bahjat Al-Hallaq, who the UN says was just 9 years old, on Thursday. Reports say that Mohammad was playing soccer in a field with friends in Al-Rihiya, south of Hebron, on Thursday evening when Israeli forces opened fire on the

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