Another Palestinian died from injuries after being shot by Israeli forces in a separate incident in Balata refugee camp.
Published On 26 Jan 2025
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.
In a statement, the Palestinian Ministry of Health 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.
Speaking to journalists on Sunday, al-Khatib’s grandmother said the family was having dinner when the incident took place.
“There was gunfire, and the windows were breaking. When the girls heard the gunfire, they started running inside. Her [al-Khatib’s] mother was feeding her [when] she got a bullet from the sniper in her head,” she said, adding that the girl was her mother’s only child.
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