One other Palestinian died from accidents after being shot by Israeli forces in a separate incident in Balata refugee camp.
Israeli forces have shot and killed a two-year-old Palestinian lady as they step up large-scale army raids within the occupied West Financial institution, in keeping with well being officers.
In an announcement, the Palestinian Ministry of Well being mentioned Laila al-Khatib died of “crucial wounds” after being shot within the head on Saturday by Israeli forces within the Martyrs’ Triangle space of Jenin within the northern occupied West Financial institution.
Media studies mentioned the lady’s pregnant mom was additionally calmly wounded within the assault.
The Israeli army mentioned it was investigating the incident and that its troops opened hearth on a constructing after receiving intelligence on the presence of Palestinian fighters.
Talking to journalists on Sunday, al-Khatib’s grandmother mentioned the household was having dinner when the incident passed off.
“There was gunfire, and the home windows had been breaking. When the ladies heard the gunfire, they began working inside. Her [al-Khatib’s] mom was feeding her [when] she received a bullet from the sniper in her head,” she mentioned, including that the lady was her mom’s solely little one.
The Israeli military has in recent times carried out multiple raids and incursions in Jenin, lengthy seen as a symbol of Palestinian resistance. Its newest operation started solely a day after a ceasefire took impact within the Gaza Strip, the place some 15 months of Israeli assaults have killed greater than 47,000 Palestinians.
Individually on Saturday, Palestinian information company Wafa reported that Ahmad Mahmoud Hashash, 42, additionally died of his wounds on Saturday after being shot by Israeli forces throughout a raid on Balata refugee camp within the central West Financial institution.
The continuing army operation in Jenin and its adjoining refugee camp has killed no less than 14 Palestinians, in keeping with the Well being Ministry. Dozens have been wounded whereas hundreds have been forced from their homes.
Earlier than the most recent Israeli assaults started on Monday, the safety forces of the Palestinian Authority, which workout routines restricted self-rule within the Israeli-occupied West Financial institution, carried out a weeks-long operation to reassert management in Jenin.
Along with the lack of life, the Israeli military raids have prompted widespread destruction, together with the bulldozing of key roads and the demolition of homes.
Breaking the Silence, a bunch of former Israeli troopers calling for an finish to the Israeli occupation of the West Financial institution, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, mentioned final week that Jenin confronted being “Gazafied” by the Israeli army, “full with air strikes and destruction of infrastructure”.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned the operation is geared toward eradicating “terrorism”.
