Israeli forces kill 2-year-old Palestinian girl in occupied West Bank raid

According to health officials, Israeli forces are intensifying large-scale military operations in the occupied West Bank, killing and shooting a two-year-old Palestinian girl.

Laila al-Khatib, who was shot in the head by Israeli forces in the Martyrs’ Triangle area of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank on Saturday, was declared dead from “critical wounds,” according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

According to reports from the media, the girl’s pregnant mother also suffered minor injuries in the attack.

After receiving information about the presence of Palestinian fighters, the Israeli military announced it was looking into the incident and that its troops had opened fire on a building.

In Jenin, which has long been viewed as a symbol of the Palestinian resistance, the Israeli army has carried out numerous raids and incursions in recent years. More than 47, 000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip for about 15 months of Israeli attacks, which is when its most recent operation began one day after a ceasefire was in effect.

Ahmad Mahmoud Hashash, 42, was shot by Israeli forces during a raid on the Balata refugee camp in the central West Bank on Saturday, according to a separate report from Wafa, a Palestinian news agency.

At least 14 Palestinians have been killed by the military operation that is taking place in Jenin and its nearby refugee camp, according to the Health Ministry. Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes, while thousands have been injured.

Before the latest Israeli attacks began on Monday, the security forces of the Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited self-rule in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, carried out a weeks-long operation to reassert control in Jenin.

The Israeli army’s raids have also resulted in the loss of numerous lives, including the destruction of homes and the bulldozing of crucial roads.

Breaking the Silence, a group of former Israeli soldiers calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, said last week that Jenin faced being “Gazafied” by the Israeli military, “complete with air strikes and destruction of infrastructure”.