West Bank: Israeli settler hits Palestinian child with car while playing in Hebron

A six-year-old Palestinian boy was injured on Wednesday after being hit by a car driven by an Israeli settler in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, according to his father. Mukhlis Ammar Al Slaimeh, the father of six-year-old Mukhlis Al Slaimeh, said the settler deliberately drove into his son while he was playing with other children near the Israeli military Checkpoint 160 before fleeing the scene. He said the boy suffered bruising to his face and was taken to hospital, where he is undergoing medical examinations to assess his condition. Checkpoint 160 is located at the entrance to the Al Slaimeh neighbourhood in Hebron’s Old City and separates several residential areas from the rest of the city. Residents of […]