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Israeli forces kill another Palestinian in East al-Quds

Sunday, 29 November 2015 7:19 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 29 November 2015 10:05 AM ]

Israeli forces and emergency personnel carry on a stretcher the covered body of a Palestinian man, who allegedly stabbed an Israeli policeman at the Damascus Gate, one of the main entrances to the Old City of the al-Quds (Jerusalem), November 29, 2015. ©AFP

Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank in a fresh act of violence against Palestinian citizens.

The incident took place on Sunday morning at the Damascus Gate, which is one of the main entrances to the Old City of the al-Quds (Jerusalem). The Palestinian victim was identified as Basim Salah, a youth from the West Bank city of Nablus.

Israeli police spokeswoman, Luba Samri, said the Palestinian was shot after he allegedly stabbed and moderately injured an Israeli policeman in East al-Quds.

Palestinians carry the body of a Palestinian, who died after being shot during clashes with Israeli forces in al-Aroub refugee camp north of the West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron), November 27, 2015. ©AFP

Sunday's incident is the latest in nearly two months of violence in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian nabbed for alleged stabbing

In a separate incident on Sunday, a Palestinian was arrested by Israeli forces over an alleged stabbing attack, which left an Israeli woman lightly wounded.

According to Israeli media, the suspect approached the woman from behind as she was waiting at a bus stop in north al-Quds (Jerusalem) and stabbed her in the upper back.

The assailant fled the scene, but he was detained later.

Tensions have dramatically escalated since the Israeli regime’s imposition of restrictions in August on the entry of Palestinian worshipers to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East al-Quds.

Palestinians say Tel Aviv seeks to change the status quo of al-Aqsa. They are also angry with Israeli extremists who, escorted by army forces, have stepped up their raids on the sensitive site, which is Islam’s third holiest site after Masjid al-Haram in Mecca and Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina.

More than 100 Palestinians and nearly 20 Israelis have been killed in the recent wave of clashes between Palestinians and Israelis since the start of October.

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