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Israeli forces shoot Palestinian after stabbing attempt

by PH September 22, 2015, 10:58 am

Israeli forensic police officers carry evidence bags in a forest in Jerusalem, Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Israeli police say Palestinians and Israeli forces have clashed following reports that an Arab teen was kidnapped and a body was found in a Jerusalem forest. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said police received reports Wednesday that an Arab teen was forced into a car. A body was later found, but police have not yet established whether the two incidents are related. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Ramallah – The Israeli military says troops have shot a Palestinian woman after she attempted to stab a soldier at a West Bank checkpoint.

The military says the attempted stabbing took place on Tuesday in the West Bank city of Hebron. The woman’s condition was not immediately known. The soldier was not wounded.

Earlier in the day, the military says a Palestinian man was found dead in a village near Hebron allegedly after an explosive device he was handling went off.

The military says it arrived in the area to respond to rock throwing. The Palestinians said the circumstances behind the man’s death are unclear.

The violence comes amid rising tensions surrounding a Jerusalem site holy to both Jews and Muslims. Clashes have erupted in Jerusalem between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police