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Palestinian killed after alleged stabbing attempt

Published: 18 Jan 2017 - 10:34 am | Last Updated: 16 Nov 2021 - 09:09 am
Photo: AA.

Photo: AA.

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JERUSALEM: A Palestinian has been shot dead by Israeli forces after an alleged stabbing attempt in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. 

The Israeli military said in a statement the suspect attempted to stab a soldier at a checkpoint near northern West Bank city of Tulkarem. No soldiers were injured. 

The identity of the killed Palestinian has not yet been made public. 

On Monday, 17-year-old Qusay al-Umour was shot dead by Israeli forces during clashes near the city of Bethlehem.