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Israeli regime forces injure Palestinian

Monday, 04 January 2016 7:14 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 04 January 2016 7:15 PM ]

This image taken on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Ramallah, on October 7, 2015 shows undercover Israeli forces attacking a Palestinian stone thrower and aiming their weapons at Palestinian protesters (AFP Photo)

Israeli forces have wounded a Palestinian whom they have accused of carrying out a stabbing attack in northern al-Quds (Jerusalem).

The attacker tried to stab police officers but failed and then attempted to flee but police shot him in the legs and arrested him, Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a statement on Monday.

An Israeli teenage girl was also apparently injured by bullet fragments from shots fired in the ensuing melee, added Samri.

Israel’s imposition in August of restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers into the holy al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East al-Quds (Jerusalem), the third holiest site in Islam, has triggered a wave of tensions in West Bank and Gaza.

The restrictions on worshipers, alongside increasing frequency of attacks by Israeli settlers backed by police, storming al-Aqsa Mosque, is a cause of frustration of Palestinians.

The Palestinians believe Tel Aviv seeks to alter the status quo of the sanctuary.

An Israeli forensic officer collects the finger prints of a Palestinian assailant who was shot dead by regime forces following an alleged attack on December 26, 2015, near al-Quds Jerusalem (AFP Photo)

More than 144 Palestinians, including children and women, have lost their lives at the hands of Israeli forces since the beginning of the wave of violence. Some 25 Israelis have also died since October.

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