On Sunday, January 19, 2025, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian child after storming the town of Sebastia, northwest of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank.

Ahmad Rashid Rushdi Jazar, 14, was killed on the evening, after occupation forces shot him with live ammunition. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that its ambulance crews transported a child to the hospital after he sustained a live gunshot wound to the chest; he later succumbed to his wounds.

According to Mohammad Azem, the Mayor of Sebastia, the Israeli forces firing live rounds, tear gas canisters, and concussion grenades at citizens and their homes, shooting and killing the child, Jazar, and causing several others to suffer inhalation injuries.

During the scenes from the funeral of Ahmad Rashid Jazar, his mother was seen carrying the body in the funeral procession

Statement of UN Human Rigths Office

International Observer as The UN Human Rights Office were alarmed by increased violence from settlers and Israeli security forces in the Occupied West Bank, coinciding with the Gaza ceasefire agreement and the release of detainees. This includes heightened movement restrictions for Palestinians, such as checkpoint closures and new gates. Israeli security forces also raided several Palestinian towns, killing a 14-year-old boy in Sebastia.