On Monday, December 12, 2022, the Israeli army initially admitted that it “accidentally” shot and killed a Palestinian girl in the West Bank city of Jenin. As a result, she was shot in the head.
Earlier, the Israeli army said in a statement that it was “investigating the circumstances of the murder of Yana Zakarneh (16) while she was on the roof of her house in Jenin last night.”
However, the Israel Broadcasting Authority said on Monday: “A preliminary investigation by the Israeli army found that the force opened fire on the roof where the girl was standing after a bullet was found nearby.” The authorities added: “At this stage, the Israeli army has not yet come to any final conclusions in the investigation into the incident.” The commission said: “The Israeli army is investigating whether she was shot dead while monitoring activity in the eastern area of the city from a rooftop.”
The Israeli commission added that the Israeli army is investigating whether she “was standing next to armed men and was mistakenly identified as a suspect, or if she was standing on a low roof and accidentally fell into the line of fire when she was shot at.” And the authority continued: “The Israeli army does say that the girl was on the battlefield, and it is very likely that she was shot dead by the security forces.”
On Sunday, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced in a statement: “Jana Majdi Issam Zakarne was martyred after occupying soldiers shot her in the head with a bullet during an assault on the northern West Bank city of Jenin. , on Sunday evening”.
Also on Sunday evening, Anatolia, citing local sources, said that Israeli special forces stormed the eastern quarter to arrest one of the wanted young men, and clashes with armed Palestinians occurred in the Bayadere area.
Palestinian medical sources said three Palestinians were hit by bullets from Israeli forces during the clashes. Israeli media sources also indicated that the reason for the arrest was the suspicion of planning military operations against Israeli targets. Tensions have escalated significantly in the West Bank for several months amid renewed clashes between the Israeli army and settlers, on the one hand, and the Palestinians, on the other.
