Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib demands probe into killing of Palestinian-American teen

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib took to X, formerly Twitter, to urge Secretary of State Antony Blinken to launch an investigation into the death of 17-year-old Tawfiq Hafez Ajjaq.

Ajjaq, from New Orleans, Louisiana, was killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank, according to local Palestinian news reports and his family.

“Tawfiq deserved to grow old,” Tlaib said.

The Biden administration said it was seriously concerned about the report and previously called on Israel to investigate the incident.

Multiple US citizens have been killed by Israeli forces since Biden took office in 2021, including Omar Assad and Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.