Child Killed by Israeli Police During Ramming Attack on West Bank Checkpoint

Israeli police have opened an investigation into the death of a Palestinian child during a car-ramming attack at a checkpoint near the West Bank settlement of Givat Zeev, northwest of Jerusalem. In a Jan. 7 statement posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, Israeli authorities said an officer mistakenly shot at the vehicle carrying the young girl during a “drive-by attack” on Israel Border Police. According to police, a vehicle with a man and a woman inside plowed into officers at the checkpoint. Other border police at the scene gave chase, opening fire at the vehicle. Both occupants were “neutralized,” Israel Border Police said....