UN calls for probe into killing of Palestine teen girl by Israeli security forces

Tor Wennesland

The United Nations coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Tor Wennesland, yesterday called for an "immediate and comprehensive investigation" into a recent Israeli killing to a teenage Palestinian girl, Fulla Masalmeh.

"Appalled by the tragic killing of a 15-year old Palestinian girl, Folah Al-Masalmah, by Israeli security forces during a raid this morning near Ramallah. My heartfelt condolences to her family & loved ones," he wrote on Twitter.

He added that "This requires an immediate and thorough investigation into her death."

Fifteen-year-old Fulla was shot dead by the Israeli forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank's central city of Beitunia yesterday morning.