In a deeply disturbing incident that has drawn widespread condemnation, Israeli forces reportedly assaulted a disabled Palestinian child and his brother during a raid in occupied East Jerusalem. Local sources confirmed the events on Thursday, as reported by Anadolu Agency.<\/p>\n
A harrowing video clip, widely circulated across social media platforms, captured the distressing moments as Israeli soldiers pursued a child with disabilities through the streets of the Shu\u2019fat refugee camp, located northeast of East Jerusalem. The footage vividly showed the child, identified as Mahdi Abu Talib<\/strong>, visibly terrified and disoriented as he was relentlessly chased, ultimately cornered, and then subjected to physical assault.<\/p>\n Sources close to the incident emphasized the callous nature of the pursuit, stating, “Israeli soldiers continued to chase the child despite his clear medical condition, showing a complete disregard for his vulnerability.”<\/p>\n Following the assault, Mahdi Abu Talib was briefly detained, while his brother endured a beating at the hands of the Israeli forces.<\/p>\n This incident unfolds amidst a significant escalation of aggression by the Israeli army and Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. This surge in violence has been particularly pronounced since the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023, creating an atmosphere of fear and instability for Palestinian communities.<\/p>\n According to Palestinian estimates, approximately 750,000 Israeli settlers reside in the West Bank, with around 250,000 of them living in East Jerusalem. These settlements are widely considered illegal under international law, further exacerbating tensions in the region.<\/p>\n Tragically, Palestinian figures reveal a grim toll: more than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed, and approximately 12,000 others have been injured in attacks perpetrated by the Israeli army and settlers in the West Bank since October 2023.<\/p>\n #Palestine #EastJerusalem #Shuafat #DisabledChild #HumanRights #IsraeliOccupation #WarCrimes #GazaWar #MahdiAbuTalib #InternationalLaw<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Horrific Assault on Disabled Palestinian Child by Israeli Forces in Occupied East Jerusalem In a deeply disturbing incident that has drawn widespread condemnation, Israeli forces reportedly assaulted a disabled Palestinian child and his brother during a raid in occupied East Jerusalem. Local sources confirmed the events on Thursday, as reported by Anadolu Agency. A harrowing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Escalation of Violence in Occupied Territories<\/h3>\n