Palestinian shot dead after attempted 'stabbing attack'
Palestinian shot dead after attempted 'stabbing attack'
Video: The West Bank's week of carnage continues as the number of alleged attackers killed by Israeli forces climbs to seven.
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A Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli security forces in the West Bank on Friday after he attempted to stab a soldier at a checkpoint, Israel's army said.
This latest death occurred at the entrance to Bani Naim, a village west of Hebron that has seen an increased Israeli military presence in recent months.
According to the army, the unnamed man approached the soldiers with a knife and attempted an attack.
"Responding to the immediate threat, forces fired at the assailant, resulting in his death," it said in a statement.
This latest death raises the number of alleged attackers killed since Friday to seven – six Palestinians and a Jordanian – while nine Israelis have been wounded in the same period.
On Monday, Israeli security forces killed two Palestinians near Jerusalem's Old City. Two Israeli police officers were also wounded.
Since October, 227 Palestinians, 34 Israelis, two Americans, one Jordanian, one Eritrean and a Sudanese have been killed in ongoing violence, according to an AFP count.
This latest death occurred at the entrance to Bani Naim, a village west of Hebron that has seen an increased Israeli military presence in recent months.
According to the army, the unnamed man approached the soldiers with a knife and attempted an attack.
"Responding to the immediate threat, forces fired at the assailant, resulting in his death," it said in a statement.
This latest death raises the number of alleged attackers killed since Friday to seven – six Palestinians and a Jordanian – while nine Israelis have been wounded in the same period.
On Monday, Israeli security forces killed two Palestinians near Jerusalem's Old City. Two Israeli police officers were also wounded.
Since October, 227 Palestinians, 34 Israelis, two Americans, one Jordanian, one Eritrean and a Sudanese have been killed in ongoing violence, according to an AFP count.
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