A 16-year-old Palestinian girl was killed by Israeli forces
Israeli forces shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian girl in an exchange of fire with Palestinians during a raid in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank.
According to the report of the Reuters news agency published in the Dawn newspaper, the authorities said that the series of violent attacks in the occupied West Bank has been going on for several days
In a statement released by the Israeli army, it was stated that the soldiers unintentionally hit the Palestinian girl when they returned fire at the armed gunmen on the roof. It was on the roof.
Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shatia said that the brutal killing of a Palestinian girl was done by an Israeli sniper, for which Israel should be held accountable.
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid expressed grief over the death of the Palestinian girl and offered his condolences to the family, saying Israel would continue to investigate the incident.
It should be noted that 'Janin' is a vast refugee camp in the northern West Bank where groups such as Islamic Jihad and Hamas are active.
The area has been the center of much of the West Bank's violence this year, with Israeli forces cracking down on attacks by Palestinians in Israel on a near-daily basis.
Israeli forces said they arrested 18 wanted people during the raid, including 3 people suspected of involvement in terrorist activities.
According to Israeli forces, during the raid, military personnel came under heavy fire and were hit with explosives, firebombs were thrown from roofs of houses, and soldiers retaliated by direct fire from gunmen.
The Israeli forces rejected the claim of deliberate targeting of civilians, saying that "the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) and its commanders regret the harm caused to civilians."
Palestinian officials say that at least 165 Palestinians, including members of these groups and civilians, have been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank this year.
While approximately 23 Israeli civilians and 8 members of the security forces have been killed in Israel and the West Bank, violent clashes between Israeli settlers and Palestinians have also increased.
