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| IDF says sniper likely mistakenly killed Palestinian girl during Jenin raid, US State Dept fusses |
| 2022-12-13 |
| [IsraelTimes] Citing initial investigation, military says Jana Zakarna, 16, apparently was near button men who were shooting at troops from rooftops The Israel Defense Forces said it believed with "high probability" that a soldier accidentally shot and killed a teenage Paleostinian girl during a battle with Paleostinian button men in the northern West Bank city of Jenin late Sunday. The girl, Jana Majdi Assam Zakarna, 16, was found dead on the roof of her home with a gunshot wound to the head after the Israeli troops withdrew from Jenin, according to the official Paleostinian news agency WAFA. The IDF, citing an initial probe of the shooting, said a Border Police sniper fired at Paleostinian button men who were shooting at soldiers from rooftops during the raid. "Following a preliminary investigation, it was found that there is indeed a high probability that the girl who was killed was hit by an accidental shot fired at gunnies on a roof in the area, from which shots were fired at the forces," the IDF said in a statement Monday afternoon. "It appears the girl who was killed had been on the roof of one of the houses near the button men," the military said. The IDF dismissed claims that the teen was shot on purpose as "unfounded and baseless." The military was also probing if Zakarna had possibly aided the button men by observing or filming the Israeli forces during the raid. Earlier Monday, outgoing Defense Minister Benny Gantz expressed sorrow over the death of Zakarna. He said the raid was aimed at arresting Paleostinians suspected of recent shooting attacks and those involved in terror organizations. "The matter is under investigation and I can assure you of one thing, unlike those who stand by the roads with weapons, stones, and Molotov cocktails, waiting for an opportunity to murder Israeli girls and boys, women, elderly and children, IDF soldiers do not shoot deliberately at uninvolved people," Gantz said. "The IDF will continue to act to thwart terrorism, anywhere and at any time, while adhering to the open-fire rules," he said. "The commanders and soldiers have full support to continue to fulfill their mission with professionalism and determination." Three other Paleostinians were reported maimed in the festivities, which included live fire and explosives, as Israeli troops and Border Police officers, some of them undercover, raided a Jenin business late Sunday. A spokesperson for the Border Police confirmed that troops opened fire and said three terror suspects were arrested during the late-night operation. "Following the arrests, No Israeli troops were maimed, police said. A local wing of the Paleostinian Islamic Jihad ...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah... terror group confirmed opening fire and hurling explosives at Israeli troops. The three arrested suspects were handed over to the Shin Bet security service, and an M16 rifle used by the Paleostinians was seized, Israel said. Tensions have been high in the West Bank over the past year, with the IDF conducting an ongoing major anti-terror offensive mostly focused on the northern West Bank to deal with a series of Paleostinian attacks. The operation has netted more than 2,500 arrests in near-nightly raids, but has also left more than 165 Paleostinians dead, many of them — but not all — while carrying out attacks or during festivities with security forces. In overnight arrest raids, troops arrested 18 wanted Paleostinians, including the three in Jenin, the IDF said Monday morning. Many deadly festivities have occurred in the Jenin and Nablus area, where Israel’s forces have concentrated most arrest operations. The IDF has recorded around 300 shooting attacks and attempts against Israeli civilians and soldiers in the West Bank this year, compared to 91 last year. US calls for accountability after Palestinian teen likely killed by errant IDF fire [IsraelTimes] Asked to comment on Jana Zakarna’s death during raid in Jenin, State Department spokesman notes Israeli military’s probe into matter and Lapid’s offer of condolences |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #15 Or and... whichever. |
| Posted by: Menhadden Ulumble3061 2022-12-13 23:58 |
| #14 Two Arabs peered over the parapet On top of their peaceable habitat. "Oh, say, can you see me?" A screaming Tamimi... Or red-checked kefiyyehed "Miss" Arafat? |
| Posted by: Menhadden Ulumble3061 2022-12-13 23:57 |
| #13 Q: What is a young lady of marriageable age doing standing among gunmen in the middle of a gunfight? A: Either she is incredibly stupid or she is acting as a spotter-cum-human shield. Either way, if she gets hit it’s because the choice was made for her to be in a high-risk situation. And the Geneva Conventions agree that if a civilian in the middle of a firefight is shot, it is those whose side she’s on who are responsible, not those who shot her. Go argue with Geneva, Punky Elmigum9411. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-12-13 23:17 |
| #12 When are we going to recognize evil when we see it? Yeah, I think I see some. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-12-13 23:17 |
| #11 Can do, no accident. |
| Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed 2022-12-13 22:13 |
| #10 Besides, a gunshot wound to the head is no accident. "check windage, elevation. 2 clicks down" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-12-13 20:38 |
| #9 The IDF and paleos know each other. They face off daily. There are intelligence reports. The IDF knows which families/clans will try to kill them. Payback is not evil, but, it is payback. To think otherwise is naive. Besides, a gunshot wound to the head is no accident. |
| Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed 2022-12-13 20:33 |
| #8 This is a standard, boilerplate excuse they always use. When are we going to recognize evil when we see it? Murdering children really screams "depraved heart". Not even one commenter is mourning. It's just general laughter at the death of a girl. But she deserved it, I guess. The only good Palestinian is a dead Palestinian. Hooray for genocidal ideas. |
| Posted by: Punky Elmigum9411 2022-12-13 20:16 |
| #7 Highly trained IDF sniper kills by mistake? I'm not buying it. Who was the girl and who are her relatives? |
| Posted by: Beldar Glineng8703 2022-12-13 18:18 |
| #6 Nits make lice |
| Posted by: Snakes Thrumble4967 2022-12-13 16:27 |
| #5 Doping the scope? Ha ha. He wouldn't do that now. Most of the IDF are total boy scouts. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2022-12-13 13:21 |
| #4 Spectator. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2022-12-13 13:11 |
| #3 Not a human shield, whether voluntarily or by compulsion. Definitely not! / sarc |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-12-13 12:21 |
| #2 Doping the scope? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-12-13 12:18 |
| #1 Shit happens. More teenage girls die in Chicago on a weekend. My boy's working in a high stress environment. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2022-12-13 11:35 |