also tonight demanding answers from the Israeli government the family and community of 14-year-old Amer Rabee are outraged and in mourning after the Palestinian American teen who grew up in Saddle Brook was shot and killed by Israeli troops over the weekend in the West Bank two other teens were also shot and wounded the Palestinian-American Community Center today held a press conference confirming his death calling it cold blood murder saying he was shot 11 times according to a statement from the IDF the teens were shot for allegedly throwing rocks toward a highway.

Amer, an American citizen is the nephew of one of the Palestinian Center's board members.

He recently visited New Jersey in February to see his two brothers and sisters who still live in Passaic and Bergen counties during today's event his uncle described a mayor as a gifted student who was thriving in the eighth grade in a statement Governor Murphy said he's requesting answers from the Israeli government both Senators Booker and Kim have called for the Trump administration to investigate and for sanctions on Israeli settlers who've attacked Palestinian civilians living in the West Bank our stories are consistently ignored our people are consistently dehumanized our deaths are repeatedly ignored and we are silenced targeted and not only decentered but we are dehumanized every child no matter their background deserves the right to live to safety to freedom only a monster will argue with that [Music]