Israeli army rejects involvement of Israelis in Qalqiliya shooting
Oct. 3, 2015 3:01 P.M. (Updated: Oct. 3, 2015 9:49 P.M.)
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QALQILIYA (Ma'an - Palestinian news agency) -- The Israeli army on Saturday
rejected the "involvement of Israeli civilians" in the shooting of a
six-year-old Palestinian near Qalqiliya in the occupied West Bank earlier in
the day, amid reports that the child was accidentally shot by a relative.

An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that following a military review of
the shooting, "any involvement of Israeli civilians" had been ruled out,
saying that any reports that said otherwise were "utterly false."

The spokesperson said that an investigation by Israel's Coordination of
Government Activities in the Territories concluded that the child was
wounded following the unintentional discharge of a weapon by another
Palestinian.

The military review conflicts with initial reports from family members that
the child, Yousef Bayan al-Tabib, was standing on the side of the road when
an Israeli settler stopped his car, shot the child in the stomach, and fled
the scene.

Palestinian Authority security sources said that they were following up on
the child's death after initial reports from relatives appeared to be false.

They told Ma'an that they had started the follow up after receiving an
Israeli version of the story rejecting that al-Tabib was shot by Israeli
settlers and was instead injured as a result of a relative "messing with" a
gun.

At the time of the attack, an Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that the
army had received reports of the attack and that Israeli forces had arrived
on scene and were "investigating any indication that the attack happened."

The child was taken to the Qalqiliya Hospital for treatment.

The initial report was quickly circulated by Palestinian media earlier on
Saturday as the shooting coincided with an eruption of attacks by Israeli
settlers against Palestinians and their property in the occupied West Bank
on Thursday night and Friday.

The attacks came in response to a fatal shooting of two Israeli settlers
carried out by suspected Palestinian gunmen.