Palestinian shot dead after alleged stab attack in Hebron’s Old City
Sept. 16, 2016 5:48 P.M. (Updated: Sept. 17, 2016 11:45 A.M.)
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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A 15-year-old was shot dead after stabbing and lightly injuring an Israeli solider near the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron’s Old City in the southern occupied West Bank Friday afternoon. He was the third Palestinian to be killed by Israeli forces in less than 24 hours, while a Jordanian national was also shot dead on Friday by Israeli police.
Local sources idenfied the 15-year-old as Muhammad Thalji Kayid Thalji al-Rajabi .
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an that the Palestinian arrived to the Gilbert military checkpoint near Tel Rumeida armed with a knife and stabbed an Israeli army soldier who was reportedly 19 years old.
“Responding to the threat, Israeli soldiers shot towards the assailant, resulting in his death,” the spokesperson added.
The spokesperson could not confirm the Israeli soldier’s condition, though Israeli newspaper Times of Israeli reported he had been “lightly” injured by a knife wound to the face, and was evacuated by Israel’s emergency medical services Magen David Adom for treatment at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.
Local sources said Israeli forces prevented an ambulance from reaching the Palestinian after he was shot.