33 of them children the highest number since 2005, when the un started documenting the killings. israel launched a military operation last year in response, it says, to increased palestinian militant attacks. but as israel is ushering in its most right wing government yet, there will be little expectation for a calming of tensions. bbc arabic s heba bitar has more. the place that should have been so for her to live was where she died. she had gone to look for her cat on the roof of her home, but it was there that is really forces shot a 16 year old four times. translation: 16-year-old four times. translation:- 16-year-old four times. translation: the israelis initially said translation: the israelis initially said there - translation: the israelis initially said there were i translation: the israelis. initially said there were armed men here. i said, what do you mean? this is a child, she is like a rose, and they killed her. we demand an investigation into those who killed her and
will cause palestinians to fear for the year ahead. heba bitar, bbc news. in brazil, a stream of people are continuing to file past the coffin of the brazilian football legend, pele, which has been placed in the middle of his former club s stadium in santos. this is the scene there live, where it s past 2am. later, his coffin will be taken through the streets of santos, before a private family ceremony and his burial. well, earlier, ispoke to kevin baxter, from the la times, who interviewed pele twice. i asked him what made pele such a special footballer. there have been global superstars before pele, and afterwards, but no one has had the effect on transforming the game he did. we talk about the beautiful game, pele invented the beautiful game. yet you don t believe he was the greatest footballer of all time? well, no, you have to qualify that, in his time he was, but if he were to come back today, the game has changed so much,
houses the al aqsa mosque, a site sacred to both muslims and jews. itamar ben gvir was seen touring the area with heavy security. the site is currently only open to muslim worship. mr ben gvir has long called forjews to be allowed to pray there too. the palestinian authority has condemned the visit, calling it an unprecedented provocation. the past year has been one of the deadliest for palestinian children in the occupied west bank, according to the united nations and rights groups. the un says excessive use of force by the israeli military has led to the deaths of 150 palestinians 33 of them children the highest number since 2005. israel launched a military operation last year in response, it says, to increased palestinian militant attacks. bbc arabic s heba bitar has more.