RAMALLAH, Tuesday, January 16, 2024 (WAFA) – The Israeli occupation authorities tonight handed over the body of a four-year-old Palestinian girl, who was shot and killed by Israeli forces fire on January 7, to the Palestinian side after withholding it for ten days.

The body of four-year-old Ruqaya Abu Dahouk, a resident of Beit Iksa, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, was transferred to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah.

On January 7, Israeli forces opened fire on two vehicles crossing the Beit Iksa military checkpoint, which resulted in the fatal shooting of the four-year-old little girl.

A married couple, who were onboard the second car that was targeted by the Israeli fire, were also killed in the shooting. They were identified as Mohammed Abu Eid and his wife, Duha, from the town of Biddu, northwest of Jerusalem.

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