Girl, 15, killed in West Bank city

ISRAELI forces have shot and killed a 15-year-old Palestinian girl during a raid in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

The Israeli military said soldiers opened fire on a vehicle that was accelerating towards them after they signalled for it to stop, adding that the incident was under review.

The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the girl as Fulla al-Masalmeh, saying she was killed a day before her 16th birthday.

The shooting occurred in the city of Beitunia, where the military said troops were on an arrest raid. Palestinians and rights groups accuse Israeli soldiers of using excessive force against Palestinians, without being held accountable.

In a separate incident, Israeli police said a soldier shot an Israeli man in the city of Raanana, north of Tel Aviv.