• Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian near Shufat checkpoint for alleged stab attack
    Nov. 25, 2016 6:20 P.M. (Updated: Nov. 25, 2016 6:32 P.M.)
    http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?ID=774136

    JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — An Israeli security guard Friday shot dead a Palestinian near the Shufat checkpoint in the Jerusalem area for allegedly attempting a stabbing attack on a group of Israeli security officers.

    Israeli police spokesperson, Micky Rosenfeld told Ma’an that a Palestinian “approached [Israeli] security guards with a knife, and attempted to stab the guards.” Israeli forces responded with live fire. Israeli police later declared that the Palestinian had been killed in the alleged attack.

    Rosenfeld added in a statement that no Israeli security guards were injured during the incident.

    Witnesses told Ma’an that Palestinian Red Crescent ambulances rushed to the area following the incident. A Palestinian Red Crescent spokesperson was not available for immediate comment on the incident.

    The slain Palestinian has not yet been identified.

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    • Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (24 – 30 November 2016)
      http://pchrgaza.org/en/?p=8605

      During the reporting period, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian child in Sho’fat refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem.

      In occupied Jerusalem, in excessive use of lethal force, Israeli forces stationed at Sho’fat checkpoint, north of occupied Jerusalem killed a Palestinian child. Israeli forces claimed that he attempted to stab an Israeli security officer with a knife he hid under his clothes. However, PCHR’s investigations refuted this claim.