Two Palestinians were killed on Monday as they tried to stab Israeli police in the West Bank city of Hebron while a third Palestinian was shot and wounded after stabbing and wounding two Israeli police officers in Jerusalem, police said.
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Israeli security forces stand at the scene where a Palestinian attempted to stab an Israeli soldier at the entrance to the West Bank village of Bani Na’im, near Hebron September 20, 2016. “Responding to the immediate threat, forces fired at the assailant, resulting in his death”, it said in a statement.
The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the Palestinian as 16-year-old Issa Tarayreh of the village of Bani Naim.
These attacks, which came after a significant decrease in violent events over the past three months, occurred after the Muslim Holiday of Eid al-Adha, known as the festival of sacrifice following the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
The occupied Palestinian territories have witnessed increased tensions ever since Israeli forces imposed restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem al-Quds in August 2015. The suspects were wanted for participating in rioting and throwing stones and firebombs that endangered Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers.
The argument degenerated into scuffles and pushing back and forth. The military said it tracked the drone from takeoff and that it never entered Israeli airspace.
On Monday, Israeli forces killed two Palestinian assailants in the West Bank and two Israeli police officers were stabbed near the Old City of Jerusalem.
Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the closures were ordered so officers could search the area, but some shopkeepers questioned whether it was punishment for the stabbing. According to the police, the assailant walked behind the two officers and stabbed them, before being shot.
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“The weekend’s terror attacks against Israelis in Jerusalem and Hebron is further testament to the ongoing influence of incitement on the Palestinian street and social media networks”, a security source at the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) told The Media Line. The suspected attacker’s condition is unknown.
