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Lawyers for Australian student who lost eye during IDF raid in West Bank doubt Israel will investigate


Foreign minister Penny Wong has demanded full review into wounding of Ranem Abu-Izneid in November but legal team claim there have been ‘no updates’

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Lawyers for an Australian dentistry student who lost her eye after being struck by shrapnel in the occupied West Bank say they doubt Israel is investigating the matter despite the foreign minister, Penny Wong, demanding a comprehensive probe.

Palestinian-Australian student Ranem Abu-Izneid, 20, was sheltering with her friend on 15 November 2024 at Al-Quds University in Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, when she says a bullet fired by Israeli forces penetrated the window. She later lost her right eye.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/15/lawyers-for-australian-student-who-lost-eye-during-idf-raid-in-west-bank-doubt-israel-will-investigate

Author : Rafqa Touma

Publish date : 2025-04-15 06:16:00

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