Update: Palestinian woman shot dead by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) shot and killed a Palestinian woman on Wednesday morning at the entrance of Al-Arroub refugee camp in the southern occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that the IOF, in the early morning hours on Wednesday, opened fire at the 31-year-old ex-detainee in Israeli prisons, Ghufran Warasna, critically injuring her in the chest.

Warasna died, minutes later, of her serious wounds. The Red Crescent noted that the Israeli forces prevented medics from approaching her until after 20 minutes of her critical injury.

The IOF claimed that Warasna approached an Israeli soldier while wielding a knife and was subsequently shot to death. However, the soldiers suffered no casualties.

Since the start of this year, Israeli occupation forces have killed over 50 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including veteran journalist of Al Jazeera Shireen Abu Akleh and 13 children.

E.M