Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Israeli forces have killed 31 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 2016.

This makes it the deadliest year of the past decade for West Bank children, according to Defense for Children International–Palestine research.

An injury to the head from a rubber-coated metal bullet claimed the life of 15-year-old Faris Ziyad Atta al-Bayed on Friday after 69 days in a coma. Israeli soldiers shot him during clashes at the entrance of Jalazoun refugee camp, north of West Bank city of Ramallah, on October 1 "Israeli forces have increasingly used excessive force to squash demonstrations since 2014," said Ayed Abu Eqtaish, Accountability Program director at DCIP.

Intentional lethal force now appears to be routinely used by Israeli forces, even in unjustified situations, with no accountability, putting more and more children at risk." he added.