Palestinian girl wounded by Israeli troops dies in hospital

A Palestinian girl critically wounded by Israeli security forces troops was taken off life support and died Friday, hospital officials said.

Abir Aramin, 10, was hit in the head and critically wounded by a stun grenade thrown by Israeli security personnel during a demonstration against Israel’s separation barrier in the West Bank town of Anata, near Jerusalem, on Tuesday. Her father, Bassam Aramin, 37, was among the founders of Combatants for Peace, a group of former Israeli and Palestinian fighters who work for a peaceful solution to the conflict. (AP)