An man suspected of stabbing an Israeli border police officer
was shot and killed Saturday, authorities said.
The officer was
stabbed at the Beita Junction, south of Nablus in the West Bank, the Israel
Defense Forces reported.
Forces shot the
Palestinian suspect, who died of his wounds, said Israeli police spokeswoman
Luba Samri. She said the officer was slightly injured and received medical
treatment at the scene.
The Palestinian
president's office issued a statement condemning the killing of the man,
identified as Ahmad Kamel al-Tajj, 21.
"We
consider this crime part of a continuous episode to the ongoing daily crimes
committed by the Israeli Occupation forces that are no longer bearable to be
silent and idle about," the statement said.
Earlier on Saturday, an IDF soldier was stabbed on Route 443
near Jerusalem, the IDF said.
IDF forces shot
and wounded a suspect, who was arrested. The soldier received medical treatment
at the scene.
A statement from
the Palestinian Red Crescent said, "A Palestinian youth was injured with
two live bullets to his right arm by the Israeli military who claimed that the
Palestinian youth tried to stab an Israeli soldier."
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