In a separate incident, another Palestinian died from injuries after being shot by Israeli forces in Balata refugee camp. Israeli forces have shot and killed a two-year-old Palestinian girl as they step up large-scale military raids in the occupied West Bank, according to health officials.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health, in a statement, said Laila al-Khatib died of “critical wounds” after being shot in the head on Saturday by Israeli forces in the Martyrs’ Triangle area of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. Media reports said the girl’s pregnant mother was also lightly wounded in the attack.
The Israeli military said it was investigating the incident and that its troops opened fire on a building after receiving intelligence on the presence of Palestinian fighters. The Israeli army has, in recent years, carried out multiple raids and incursions in Jenin, long seen as a symbol of Palestinian resistance.
Its latest operation began only a day after a ceasefire took effect in the Gaza Strip, where some 15 months of Israeli attacks have killed more than 47,000 Palestinians. Separately on Saturday, Palestinian news agency Wafa said that Ahmad Mahmoud Hashash, 42, also died from his injuries on Saturday after Israeli forces shot him in a raid of the Balata refugee camp in the central West Bank.
