Israeli forces shoot Palestinian in West Bank over alleged stabbing attack
The Israeli regime forces have shot and injured a Palestinian for an alleged stabbing attempt in the occupied West Bank.
The incident took place on Monday when Israeli military forces claimed that the Palestinian man wielding a knife had planned to carry out a stabbing attack against two Israeli forces that were patrolling an area near the al-Arroub refugee camp, located south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
An army statement released by the Israeli military said the Tel Aviv forces shot and detained the assailant, adding that the wounds of the two Israeli troopers were not serious.
Reports said ambulances transferred the two Israeli troopers to the hospital, but the medics were prevented from approaching the Palestinian whose health condition is still unknown.
The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the man as Mustafa Baradeah, whose brother, Ibrahim Baradeah, was also shot and killed in a similar incident in southern West Bank in April.
Ibrahim Baradeah was shot after he allegedly tried to attack an Israeli trooper with an axe. He succumbed to his injuries after Israeli forces prevented ambulances from reaching the scene of the incident.
The occupied Palestinian territories have been the scene of heightened tensions since August 2015, when Israel imposed restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East al-Quds (Jerusalem).
Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam after Masjid al-Haram in Mecca and Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina.
The Palestinians say the Tel Aviv regime seeks to change the status quo of the sacred site.
More than 220 Palestinians have lost their lives at the hands of Israeli forces since the beginning of last October.
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