Israeli Soldiers Shot Palestinian Man, Abduct 33
KABUL: (Middle East Press) Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian for allegedly attempting to attack an Israeli officer with a knife in East al-Quds (Jerusalem).
The killing reportedly took place at Lions Gate in East al-Quds’ Old City on Monday.
The Israeli forces who killed the Palestinian claimed he tried to stab an officer, whose protective vest, they said, prevented him from being injured.
The death on Monday brings to 25 the number of the Palestinians killed in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip since last Saturday.
Israeli army troops also abducted 33 Palestinians in overnight raids throughout the West Bank.
The incident comes amid a wave of clashes between Israelis and Palestinians in recent weeks.
There has been a rise in shootings by Israeli forces against Palestinians accused of planning to carry out stabbing attacks against Israelis.
Last month, Israeli forces shot and killed an 18-year-old woman they accused of attempting to stab an officer in the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron). Amnesty International (AI) said the killing amounted to an “extrajudicial execution,” as images from the moments leading to her death show her without a knife.
Earlier this month, Israeli forces killed 19-year-old Palestinian Fadi Samir Mustafa Alloun near the al-Aqsa Mosque compound after accusing him of trying to stab an Israeli settler. He was shot several times despite a video showing him approaching Israeli police as he was being chased by a number of settlers.
