Jana Zakaran, 16, a Palestinian girl who was shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces in Jenin during a West Bank raid
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 occupation 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. Clashes and heavy of exchange of fire erupted between soldiers and suspects, it said.
About 150 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli raids in the West Bank and east Jerusalem this year, making it the deadliest year since 2006.
The occupation forces have been conducting daily arrest raids throughout the West Bank, following a spate of Palestinian attacks against Israelis in the spring that killed 19 people.
Israel claims the raids are meant to dismantle militant networks and thwart future attacks, but the Palestinians say they entrench Israel's open-ended occupation, now in its 56th year.
*This story was edited by Ahram Online
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