An 11-year-old Palestinian girl has been shot dead in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian medical sources.
The incident took place in the Khan Younis refugee camp, near the Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim, Palestinians said.
Hanneen Abu Suleiman was in her home when she was shot, according to reports from the area.
She was taken to a nearby hospital, but reportedly died two hours later.
Gunfire exchanges
The Khan Younis refugee camp is right next to the Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim.
There are frequent exchanges of fire in the area between Palestinian fighters and Jewish settlers and Israeli soldiers.
Palestinian sources say that Hanneen was killed by shooting from the settlement.
The Israeli army said it was checking the reports.
The death is the latest in an upsurge of violence in the Middle East conflict.
On Wednesday and Thursday eight Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces, across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
The dead included members of Palestinian militant groups.
They were swift to take revenge. Islamic Jihad said that they were responsible for an attack on Friday night on a Jewish settlement in the West Bank in which four seminary students were shot dead.
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