A Palestinian woman was shot dead in Hebron after she allegedly tried to stab an Israeli soldier
A Palestinian woman has been shot dead by Israeli forces at a checkpoint in Hebron in the occupied West Bank after she allegedly tried to stab an Israeli soldier.
The 20-year-old woman, named Maimunah Abdel Al-Hamid Harahsha, was killed by “occupation fire north of Hebron,” the Palestinian Authority for Public Affairs said Wednesday.
The Israel Defense Forces said “an attempted stabbing attack was foiled against IDF soldiers at an IDF post in the Okfim Crossing area.”
“The terrorist was armed with a knife and ran towards the soldiers, who returned fire and eliminated the terrorist. No injuries were reported,” the IDF statement added.