Palestinian girl killed after being struck by Israeli car in occupied West Bank

According to Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri, the child was hit around noon on Route 90 in the Jordan Valley. Hebrew language media reported that the car had a yellow Israeli license plate.

A crew from Israel’s Magen David Adom national emergency service arrived at the scene and evacuated the girl to the hospital, according to al-Samri. However, the girl was pronounced dead on arrival.

It remained unknown whether the driver had fled or remained at the scene.

A spokesperson for Magen David Adom was not immediately available for comment.

Incidents involving Israeli settlers hitting Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory are a relatively regular occurrence, and are usually treated by Israeli security forces as accidents, even in cases when witnesses claim the car rammings were deliberate.



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