Palestinian baby dies in West Bank after Israel blocks urgent medical care

Israeli forces also shoot dead a 16-year-old boy in the occupied West Bank and kill two Palestinians in Gaza.A four-month-old Palestinian boy has died after an Israeli military checkpoint west of Ramallah blocked access to urgent medical care, while elsewhere in the occupied West Bank, a 16-year-old boy was shot dead by Israeli forces.Laila Ghannam, the governor of Ramallah and el-Bireh, said in a post on Facebook that doctors at the Arab Specialised Hospital had confirmed the death of Ahmad Marouf Zeid on Sunday evening after Israeli forces prevented his transfer to the hospital for more than an hour despite his critical medical condition.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Palestine weekly: Israel accelerates land grabs in Gaza, West Banklist 2 of 4UN chief fears for ‘millions’ of Palestinians amid UNRWA funding shortfalllist 3 of 4Billions flow between EU institutions and Israel, despite Gaza genocidelist 4 of 4Israel approves plan to establish 13 new settlements in occupied West Bankend of listGhannam said Israeli soldiers fired tear gas to stop Palestinians trying to pass through the checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Deir Ammar.She said that what happened to Ahmad, the family’s only son, was “a stain on the conscience of humanity” and part of an Israeli policy that aims to obstruct Palestinians’ freedom of movement and access to healthcare, in violation of fundamental rights.Israeli forces also shot dead a 16-year-old boy at the Qalandiya refugee camp near Ramallah, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Two other boys, both aged 14, were wounded in the incident on Sunday.Violence has escalated in the West Bank since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza more than 1,000 days ago. Israeli forces and settlers have killed at least 1,087 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 2023, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.Meanwhile, in Gaza, an Israeli drone targeted a crowd of Palestinians in Omar al-Mukhtar Street in the ⁠heart of Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least two people, health officials said. Several others were wounded.