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

A toddler no more than three of four years old has been accidently killed during a car ram attack near the West Bank settlement of Givat Zeev.

An ambulance is deployed at the scene of a reported car-ramming attack at the Ras Bidu checkpoint near the Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev, between Jerusalem and Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on Jan. 7, 2024. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images

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.