Israeli troops kill Palestinian girl

Israeli forces shot and killed a 16 year-old Palestinian girl during a raid in the volatile city of Jenin yesterday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as the wave of violence in the occupied West Bank this year continued. The Israeli military said it was aware of reports of the girl's death and the incident was under review. It said troops were shot at while carrying out a raid to arrest three wanted individuals and returned fire. Jenin, in the northern West Bank, houses a sprawling refugee camp in which armed militant groups including Islamic Jihad and Hamas operate openly. Along with the nearby city of Nablus, it has been at the centre of much of the violence in the West Bank this year.