Israeli forces shoot, critically injure Palestinian woman in West Bank
Tel Aviv’s forces have shot and critically injured a Palestinian woman outside an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank after she allegedly attacked an Israeli soldier.
The incident took place at the entrance to Mevo Dotan, an Israeli settlement southwest of Jenin on Thursday.
The woman who was allegedly trying to stab the Israeli soldier is in critical conditions, medical sources said.
The occupied Palestinian territories have witnessed new tensions ever since Israeli forces introduced restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem al-Quds in August 2015.
More than 300 Palestinians have lost their lives at the hands of Israeli forces in the ongoing tensions since the beginning of October 2015.
The Tel Aviv regime has tried to change the demographic makeup of Jerusalem al-Quds over the past decades by constructing settlements, destroying historical sites and expelling the local Palestinian population. Palestinians say the Israeli measures are aimed at paving the way for the Judaization of the city.
The al-Aqsa Mosque compound is a flashpoint Islamic site, which is also holy to Jews. The mosque is Islam’s third holiest site after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
In January, Human Rights Watch voiced deep concerns over the increasing number of Israeli officials encouraging troops to kill Palestinians even when they are not a threat.
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