Ben-Gvir 'salutes' Israeli police after they fatally shot 13-year-old Palestinian boy

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir praised Israel's police after an incident in the Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem, where police shot dead a 13-year-old Palestinian boy who lit a firework.

Ben-Gvir said that he "salutes the fighter" who killed the child, claiming that the boy was attempting to shoot the firework at the officer.

According to Haaretz, the firework was not aimed at the police and didn't put them in danger.