Palestinian woman killed after alleged attack at Qalqiliya checkpoint
Nov. 9, 2015 10:25 A.M. (Updated: Nov. 9, 2015 9:36 P.M.)
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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A 24-year-old Palestinian woman was shot dead by Israeli military forces at a checkpoint in Qalqiliya after she allegedly attempted to carry out a stabbing attack on Monday.
Israel’s Defense Ministry said that a Palestinian woman approached cars at a military checkpoint north of the illegal Alfei Menashe settlement south of Qalqiliya, Israeli media reported.
Israeli forces reportedly asked the woman to stop advancing toward vehicles and fired warning shots in the air. She then drew a knife from her bag and Israeli soldiers shot her dead on the spot.
The incident occurred at around 7 a.m. at the Eliyahu checkpoint, with no Israelis injured.
The woman was identified as Rasha Muhammad Oweisi , 24.
Oweisi was carrying a note in her bag stating: “I’m doing this with a clear head. I can’t bear what I see and I can’t suffer anymore,” according to Israeli news site Ynet.
The note also contained an apology to her family.