30 July 2021; MEMO: The United Nations (UN) urged Israel on Thursday to investigate the killing of a Palestinian child, Muhammad Muayyad Bahjat Al-Alami, 12, who was shot in the chest near the town of Beit Ummar in the southern West Bank, Anadolu Agency reported.
Associate spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, Eri Kaneko, told reporters that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is aware of Al-Alami's murder, adding that the UN has pressed for: "The Israeli authorities to investigate his killing."
Earlier on Wednesday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that Al-Alami was shot in the chest by Israeli soldiers while sitting in a car at the entrance to the town.
The ministry confirmed that he was evacuated in critical condition by medics to Hebron's Al-Ahli Hospital, but later died of his injuries.
