BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- An Israeli settler on Wednesday ran over a Palestinian child in Hebron's Old City, medics said.

Red Crescent official Nasser Qabaja told Ma'an the girl was taken to an Israeli hospital by an Israeli ambulance at the request of her parents.

Qabaja said she was moderately injured.

An Israeli military spokeswoman said Israeli forces had evacuated the girl and that the matter was in the hands of the Israeli police.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces detained 23-year-old Mutaz Khalil at the entrance to Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron, local official Muhammad Awad said.