A seven-year-old girl was shot and killed in the northern Arab town of Arara on Wednesday, first responders said, when an apparent feud between children escalated into a fight involving their parents.

According to the Kan public broadcaster, the shooting took place after parents intervened in a fight between their children. One of the parents reportedly pulled out a gun and fired it, hitting the girl in the neck. Police have arrested both the suspected shooter and the girl’s father, Kan said.

One of the girl’s relatives rushed her in his car to the Karkur Junction, where he met with Magen David Adom medics who then took her to Hillel Yaffe Hospital in critical condition. She was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Police said its forces were operating near the site of the shooting and have launched an investigation into the crime. Police have not yet commented on the circumstances........

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