Bullet for a "cocktail"

Israeli troops yesterday shot and killed a Palestinian in the West Bank who intended to throw Molotov cocktails at Israeli cars. According to the press service of the Israel Defense Forces, Israeli soldiers shot the Palestinian in the leg, he was not treated for a long time, and he bled to death in a Ramallah hospital. The failed Molotov cocktail thrower was 19 years old and his name was Aziz Al-Hajj.

The press service of the Israel Defense Forces explained to a Vremya Novostei correspondent that in the West Bank, cases of Palestinian attempts to throw Molotov cocktails and stones at Jewish settlers or soldiers have become more frequent. This time, Israeli soldiers set up an ambush, and in the morning, not far from the highway northwest of the Palestinian Authority capital Ramallah, they noticed three Palestinians holding Molotov cocktails. The soldiers opened fire, two Palestinians managed to escape, one was wounded. This is the third such incident in three days. On Wednesday and Tuesday, two Palestinians, aged 17 and 16, were killed while throwing Molotov cocktails at Israeli soldiers. All three incidents occurred near the Jewish settlement of Beit El in the West Bank.

Maria GRISHINA, Jerusalem