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Israeli forces shoot 13-year-old girl in West Bank
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Israeli forces shot a 13-year-old girl in the West Bank this week, according to Zeteo's weekly roundup of developments in occupied Palestinian territories. The shooting occurred as the girl was described as having memorized the Quran. Details on the circumstances surrounding the incident remain limited in available reports.
The incident was among several documented by Zeteo in its weekly survey of the region. Israeli settlers also besieged Palestinian families during the week, the outlet reported. Zeteo's roundup characterized the developments as part of what it described as ongoing Israeli military operations and settler actions across Gaza and the West Bank amid what the outlet frames as a broader pattern of occupation and control.
