A Palestinian teenager was killed on the night of Sunday, December 11 to Monday, December 12 during an Israeli army raid in Jenin, an area of the occupied West Bank at the heart of violence in recent months, said the Palestinian Ministry of Security. health. Jana Zakaria, 16, was shot in the head during clashes that erupted during the raid, according to the ministry.
According to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa, the teenager was on the roof of her house, in the neighborhood where the Israeli army incursion took place, and she was found dead after the troops withdrew Israelis. Three other Palestinians were also injured, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
The incident is being investigated”
The Zionist military said in a statement that it was aware of the teenager’s death and that “the incident is being investigated”. Clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian gunmen erupted during the army incursion in which “three wanted individuals suspected of being involved in terrorist activities” were arrested, the text said.
“During the operation, the suspects threw explosives and fired heavily at the soldiers. The soldiers responded with live fire towards the armed suspects,” the army added. Jenin, considered a stronghold of Palestinian armed factions, is the regular target of raids by the Israeli army.
Over 2,000 raids in the West Bank
More than 40 Palestinians have been killed during Israeli operations this year in the Jenin area alone, including many fighters but also star Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
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