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Palestinian teenage girl succumbs to gunshot wounds suffered in Israeli raid on Jenin

Wednesday, 21 June 2023 8:01 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 21 June 2023 11:35 AM ]

Palestinian teenage girl Sadil Ghassan Turkman succumbed on June 21, 2023 to Israeli army gunshot wounds she sustained during a raid in the northern occupied West Bank town of Jenin two days ago. (Photo via Twitter)

A Palestinian teenager has succumbed to Israeli army gunshot wounds she sustained two days ago as a result of the Israeli military’s deadly raid on the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin.

The official Palestinian news agency WAFA, citing the Palestinian Ministry of Health, identified the victim as 15-year-old Sadil Ghassan Turkman, noting she was shot in the head and passed away at Jenin Government Hospital early on Wednesday.

تغطية صحفية: ارتقاء الفتاة سديل غسان نغنغية تركمان (15 عاما) متأثرة بإصابتها برصاص الاحتلال خلال اقتحام جنين قبل يومين. pic.twitter.com/EzzKelxi9U
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) June 21, 2023

Separately, 55-year-old Nasser Saleh Sanan, who was also shot in the head by Israeli army gunfire during an assault on Jenin last month, succumbed late on Tuesday to his wounds.

Early on Monday, Israeli soldiers stormed Jenin and fired live ammunition, stun grenades and toxic gas.

Combat helicopters were used for the first time in decades after the ensuing hours-long exchange of gunfire between Palestinian resistance fighters and Israeli army soldiers.

Israeli forces kill 5 Palestinians, injure dozens in Jenin shootout

At least five Palestinians were killed and 45 others wounded after Israeli troops raided the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.

The health ministry identified the victims of Monday’s attack as Ahmed Saqr, 15, Ahmed Daraghmeh, 19, Khaled Darwish, 21, Qassam Sariya, 19, Qassam Faisal Abu Sirriya, 29, and Sadil Ghassan Turkman, 15.

Four ambulances were also targeted by Israeli forces in Jenin, according to Nibal Farsakh, media and information officer at the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS).

They were “directly targeted with live ammunition, causing material damage to the structure and the glass of the ambulances themselves,” Farsakh said.

Farsakh added that medical teams were first denied access and eventually arrived late to treat those who were injured at the scene. Some were “in a very severe condition” and needed urgent medical assistance.

The Israeli military said in a statement that the raid was to arrest two suspects and that its soldiers came under fire, which resulted in a “massive exchange of fire.”

It confirmed seven of its soldiers were wounded during the attack.

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According to the Quds News Network, Hazem Nasser, a Palestinian photojournalist was shot and injured during the Jenin raid.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad condemned the Israeli operation as a “heinous crime,” while Hamas announced its support for resistance fighters in Jenin.

Since the start of 2023, Israeli forces have killed at least 170 Palestinians, including 26 children, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The death toll includes 36 Palestinians, who lost their lives during a four-day Israeli army onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip between May 9 and 13.

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