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

Gaza: Another Palestinian died from injuries 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 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.