Jana Majdi Zakarneh, 16, was shot useless whereas standing on the roof of her house throughout an Israeli navy raid on Jenin.
Ramallah, Occupied West Financial institution – Israeli forces have killed a 16-year-old Palestinian youth throughout a navy raid on the town of Jenin within the northern occupied West Financial institution.
The Palestinian well being ministry recognized her as Jana Majdi Zakarneh and introduced her killing shortly after midnight on Monday.
Zakarneh was standing on the roof of her house when she was shot useless, in line with native media. The ministry mentioned she was shot within the head.
No less than two different Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli fireplace through the raid, officers mentioned.
Israeli particular forces raided Jenin and its refugee camp at about 10pm (19:00 GMT) on Sunday and carried out arrests. Confrontations with Palestinian youth and clashes with Palestinian fighters broke out with the Israeli military.
The Israeli navy mentioned in an announcement it was “conscious of the allegation of a Palestinian feminine’s killing” and was trying into the matter.
Atta Abu Rmeileh, an area official in Jenin, introduced a normal strike in Jenin on Monday in mourning of the Zakarneh. A funeral procession shall be held for her later within the day.
Zakarneh is one in every of greater than 50 Palestinian kids killed by Israel thus far this yr within the occupied territories of the West Financial institution, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. She can be one in every of greater than 215 Palestinians killed in complete in 2022, together with 17 girls.
The United Nations has mentioned 2022 has been the deadliest yr for Palestinians within the West Financial institution since 2006.
Tensions on the bottom have been boiling since final yr. Israeli navy raids and killings in Palestinian cities and villages are going down on a near-daily foundation, in parallel with an increase in Palestinian armed assaults, in addition to an enhance in settler assaults in opposition to Palestinians.
The raids have been significantly targeted on the northern West Financial institution cities of Jenin and Nablus, the place Palestinian armed resistance is rising.
On Thursday, Israeli forces killed 4 Palestinians throughout raids on Jenin and Ramallah, together with a 15-year-old youth, Diaa Rimawi.
Greater than 25 individuals have been killed in Israel.