Third Palestinian shot dead after alleged attacks in Hebron, Jerusalem
Oct. 17, 2015 12:48 P.M. (Updated: Oct. 17, 2015 3:20 P.M.)
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A Palestinian teen was shot dead Saturday by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron after allegedly stabbing an Israeli border police officer in the third alleged attack of the day.
Palestinian locals said that Israeli forces opened fire at the woman close to the the Wadi al-Ghrus area near the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement.
The teen was identified as 17-year-old Bayan Ayman Abd al-Hadi al-Esseili .
Her family told Ma’an they were informed by Israeli authorities that their daughter had been killed after she stabbed a soldier.
A border police woman sustained light injuries to her hand, according to Israeli police spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld, who reported that a “female terrorist was shot at the scene.”
Fadil Qawasmi , 18, was shot dead by an Israeli settler earlier Saturday morning on Shuhada Street in Hebron’s Old City, hours before a 16-year-old Palestinian was shot dead in occupied East Jerusalem.
Both teens were shot dead for carrying out alleged attacks. No Israelis were injured in either incident.
As Palestinians may only access Shuhada Street by passing through an Israeli military checkpoint with a metal detector, suspicions are being raised as to whether Qawasmi could have been carrying a knife at the time of the alleged attack.
Local Palestinians are prevented from accessing the street in order to “secure” the area for around 600 Jewish settlers who have taken over homes and evicted residents in the area. The few Palestinian residents left living in the area must access homes from the back.
Saturday’s attacks have brought the total number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of the month to 40. Seven Israelis have been killed by Palestinians in the same time period.