According to Palestinian sources, a 16-year-old was shot dead during an Israeli military operation in Jenin in the West Bank.
As the Ministry of Health in Ramallah announced today, she was killed by a shot in the head late yesterday evening. According to media reports, she was found on the roof of her house.
According to the Israeli military, three terror suspects were arrested during an operation in the city. There were confrontations. The security forces were shot at and pelted with explosive devices. Reports of a Palestinian woman killed are known and are currently being investigated, a spokesman said.
Deadly confrontations almost every day
The city of Jenin is considered a stronghold of militant Palestinians. After a series of attacks on Israelis that began in March, the army is conducting raids there and in the West Bank in general. Deadly confrontations occur almost every day.
According to the Ministry of Health in Ramallah, more than 165 Palestinians have been killed in clashes or in their own attacks this year, more than at any time since 2006.
