BEIT UMMAR: A week after the death of his eldest son, Moayed al-Natural sitting on the couch on his floor terrace, hugging and kissing the remaining two children.
The Israeli military has opened an investigation into the murder of the 12-year-old Mohammed Al-Natural Shot by Israeli soldiers when he rode a family car.
But it was not convenience for his father, who was destroyed by the death of his son and had a little faith that he would see justice.
“I don’t believe in the investigation until I see the army in court,” he said.
The back of the moayed car is full of bullet holes and the back seat is still covered in blood.
Mohammed was shot and killed by Israeli forces when he traveled with his father and two siblings in the hometown of Beit Ummar in the West Bank who was occupied by Israel.
His death triggered two days of violence clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces, which resulted in the death of one protester.
Counting the events last week, Al-Natural said he had just taken some snacks for children, using his car, when Mohammed asked to return to the store.
“Mohammed told me,” Your father has forgotten something.
“I asked if it was necessary, and he said it was very necessary.
So, I told him that we would return and buy it, ” Al-Natural said.
Al-natural said he turned the car.
The moment later, later White Renault was hit by a shot From behind, including at least three bullets that he said about Mohammed.
The boy rushed to the hospital and operated for four hours before he died.
The Israeli military has said the army in the area called in the van.
To stop, and that the troops fired a warning shot and Only aimed at the vehicle’s tires.
Al-natural said that he had never heard of warnings.
More than 10 bullet holes happened to the vehicle.
The army also said that the Al-Natural car resembled a vehicle driven by a group of a group of men who looked buried what turned out to be a baby dead earlier that day.
Al-natural brother – who witnessed the whole event from the balcony – said the second The incident was not related and it was before, another family had buryed a baby born in the grave.
“Three people who came ED before came to bury the baby who had died in the womb,” Ashraf Al-Natural said.
After the three people left, he said he began to worry when he saw the army coming.
He was afraid they would think of burial sites as crime scenes and grow suspicious.
That’s when his brother’s car approached.
The Israeli Human Human Group of B’Tselem this week released what he said was a video security-shooting camera.
In that video, Van Al-natural looks close to swimming on the road, with a group of Israeli soldiers standing further down the hill.
Al-natural was seen doing a turn before being pursued by the army, which was heard shouting at him to stop, before opening the fire.
The actual shooting was not visible, but at least a dozen shots were heard.
B’Tselem said the video showed that the family did not pose a threat to troops.
The army has said that the senior commander and military police – who investigated alleged errors by the forces – were involved in the probe.
But Moayed said that he did not expect an inquiry to lead to anything.
He said the military helped move the boy to the hospital after the shooting, but he had not heard from the investigator.
And B’Tselem, a major human rights group, grew so frustrated with a military justice system which in 2016 stopped long practice to help investigate.
It accused the troops of distractions and said soldiers were rarely punished.
In the first seven months of this year, Israeli fire has killed 11 Palestinian children in the West Bank, exceeded the total number of children’s murder by 2020, according to the defense of the Advocacy Group for Palestinian children.
The Israeli Army Man A Watchtower next to Beit Ummar to protect the traffic in and out of the resolution of Karma Zur nearby.
Mohammed’s next day’s funeral resulted in a big clash where a 20-year-old Palestinian man was killed by the fire of the Israeli army.
His funeral was held on Friday, followed by more clashes.
Mayor of Beit Ummar – who is also an extended al-natural family member – said that most of the 17,000 population of BEIT Ummar attended the boy’s funeral.
“The soldiers did not allow us to bury our children in dignity, ” said al-natural.
“Killing a boy only with bread in his hand.
This is a crime, we just want to be treated as humans.
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