Israeli forces shoot, injure Palestinian girl over alleged stabbing attempt

Israeli regime forces have shot and injured a Palestinian girl, whom they alleged to have attempted a stabbing attack against Israeli police officers at a checkpoint in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Local sources, requesting not to be named, said Israeli forces shot and injured the unnamed Palestinian girl at Za'tara checkpoint south of Nablus, located approximately 49 km north of al-Quds, on Monday afternoon, and did not allow paramedics to attend to her.

The Israeli military later claimed in a statement that the Palestinian girl was shot when she did not stop upon orders by soldiers.

The development came a day after a Palestinian teenage boy sustained serious injuries after Israeli military forces stormed a city in central West Bank. 

Tensions continue to simmer in the occupied Palestinian territories more than a year following US President Donald Trump's recognition of al-Quds as Zionist entity’s capital and relocation of the US embassy to the occupied city.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement that Israeli forces raided al-Bireh, located 15 km north of al-Quds, early on Sunday, and violently ransacked a number of houses and shops, triggering clashes with local residents.

Witnesses, requesting not to be named, said Israeli forces used live ammunition, teargas and rubber-coated steel bullets to disperse stone-throwing Palestinians, who responded by setting tires on fire.

The ministry said a bullet struck a teenager, whose identity was not immediately known, in the head, causing a skull fracture and internal bleeding. The injured Palestinian was taken to hospital for treatment.

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