Funeral held for 16-year-old girl killed near Jenin

A funeral procession was held for the 16-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed by Israeli forces during their raid on Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, Reuters is reporting.

Lujain Osama Musleh was shot in the head in the town of Kafr Dan, a town near Jenin.

Musleh's father, Osama Musleh, said the teenager had been shot while she looked out the window at the sound of gun fire. He found her with a gun shot wound to the forehead.

“I tried to save her. I tried to do something, but I couldn’t,” he said.

“The army was surrounding our area. I called for an ambulance, and they arrived late because a sniper shot towards them.”

Israel has significantly stepped up its offensive in the West Bank since Wednesday, resulting in the killing of at least 30 Palestinians across Jenin, Tulkarm, Tubas and Hebron. 

The operation included drone and sniper attacks, as well as the use of military bulldozers to destroy critical infrastructure and cut off communications and resources.