The military wing of Fateh movement, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, has claimed responsibility for the killing of a settler near Jenin in the West Bank, accoring to reports.
16-year-old Aliza Malkha, was killed and three other young girls, aged 13 to 15, were injured Thursday evening when their car was fired on near Kibbutz Merav in the Gilboa hills in northern Israel, close to the 1967 Green Line border.
Israeli security forces carried out searches in the area. It appears the attackers fled to Palestinian territory in the Jenin area, according to Haaretz.
Earlier Thursday, a 19-year-old soldier, Private D'vir Reshef, was shot and killed while guarding his base between the West Bank settlements of Einav and Avnei Hefetz, near Tul Karm – Albawaba.com
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