RAMALLAH, West Bank — A Palestinian hospital announced Israeli forces killed a teenage girl during an army operation in the occupied West Bank early Monday.
Khalil Suleiman Government Hospital in the northern city of Jenin said Jana Zakaran, 16, was hit with a gunshot in the head and pronounced dead.
The official Palestinian news agency reported that Zakaran was on her house roof and found dead after the Israeli troops withdrew from Jenin.
The Israeli military said it was aware of the teenager’s death and that an investigation was underway.
It added that troops entered the city and arrested three Palestinians wanted on suspicion of attacks against Israelis.