Reports from the occupied West Bank describe a surge in killings of Palestinian children and teenagers by Israeli forces, raising concerns over accountability and justice. The reports cite the case of Mohammed al-Hallaq, a nine-year-old Palestinian boy, who was killed by an Israeli army bullet in October in the village of Al-Rihiya, in the south of the West Bank.

Mohammed's mother, Alia al-Hallaq, told AFP she has not accepted the loss. "I still haven't accepted the idea of the loss. I often sit in the courtyard of the house and look at Mohammed's grave below, and I cry while making sure that my children don't see me," she said. She said Mohammed was killed after running away from soldiers patrolling their village.

Mohammed's uncle, also named Mohammed Hallaq, said his nephew was killed by a stray bullet during a confrontation between the army patrol and a group of older youths. Emergency services said the bullet travelled through the boy's abdomen.

The reports also state that teenagers are often killed when Israeli forces engage with Palestinian youths who throw rocks, and that such youths are routinely labeled terrorists by Israeli forces. No Israeli response to these reports was included.