The incident passed off at Bab Hutta, one of many gates to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
Occupied East Jerusalem – Israeli forces have shot useless a Palestinian, recognized by native media as a young person, after he allegedly stabbed two officers within the Previous Metropolis in occupied East Jerusalem.
The incident passed off at Bab Hutta, one of many gates to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound at roughly 4:30am native time (02:30 GMT) on Sunday.
The youth was pronounced useless by medical personnel who arrived on the scene shortly after.
Israeli police stated the 2 officers had been evenly wounded within the alleged stabbing. There was no quick remark by Palestinian officers.
A video circulating on-line reveals the youth mendacity on the bottom after being shot earlier than one Israeli officer stepped on him, apparently trying to limit him. The authenticity of the video couldn’t be independently verified.
Israeli forces closed off all of the entrances to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after the incident, earlier than reopening them later.
Native media stated the youth was a resident of the neighbourhood of al-Tur (Mount of Olives) in East Jerusalem. Israeli forces raided al-Tur hours after the killing and arrested his brother, in keeping with stories.
Israel occupied and annexed the jap a part of Jerusalem in 1967, in contravention of worldwide regulation. Most international locations take into account East Jerusalem occupied territory and don’t recognise Israeli sovereignty or unlawful settlements there. The Palestinian Authority claims East Jerusalem because the capital of a future Palestinian state within the 1967-occupied territories, to additionally embody the West Financial institution and Gaza Strip.
On March 1, the Israeli military shot useless three Palestinians in two separate incidents within the occupied West Financial institution.
The identical day, Israeli forces violently suppressed Palestinian celebrations for the Muslim vacation of Israa and Mi’raj at Damascus Gate to the Previous Metropolis.
No less than 30 Palestinians, together with a number of youngsters, had been wounded with stun grenades and rubber-coated metal bullets and bodily assault, whereas 20 others had been arrested.