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Palestinian killed after alleged shooting attack at Hizma checkpoint
Dec. 3, 2015 12:33 P.M. (Updated: Dec. 3, 2015 2:28 P.M.)
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JERUSALEM (Ma’an ) — A Palestinian was shot and killed after opening fire on Israeli soldiers stationed at the Hizma military checkpoint north of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank that left two injured, the Israeli army and emergency services said.

An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an that forces opened fire on a Palestinian man after he exited his vehicle and opened fire on the forces.

The spokesperson confirmed the suspect’s death and said an Israeli soldier was shot in the upper body, adding that one bystander was injured.

The Palestinian liaison department identified the Palestinian as Mazin Hasan Ureiba from Abu Dis.

Ureiba was an officer in the Palestinian Authority general intelligence service and a father of four, sources told Ma’an.

Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom said that paramedics arrived to the scene and treated one victim who was in severe condition.

Israeli media reported that the bystander was a 47-year-old Israeli man left with critical injuries, while the soldier received a gunshot wound to the hand.

Photos released following the incident suggest the attack may have taken place down the road from the checkpoint.

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An Israeli shot dead a Palestinian who had been throwing stones at his car north of Jerusalem in the West Bank, a Palestinian security source told AFP late Monday. The security source named the victim as Mahmud Shawamreh, 21, of Ar-Ram. He said the incident took place between Ar-Ram and the Hizma checkpoint, and the body was in Israeli possession. The Israeli police and army had no immediate comment on the killing. It was unclear if the killer was a settler or a soldier. On July 14, a Palestinian was shot dead near the southern West Bank city Hebron. (AFP, Al-Akhbar)

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