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Palestinian woman wielding knife shot dead at West Bank checkpoint

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says unidentified terrorist in her 50s approached security forces at Qalandiya crossing, ignoring calls to stop and brandishing a knife before being shot in the leg.

by  i24NEWS and Israel Hayom Staff
Published on  09-18-2019 10:08
Last modified: 09-23-2019 13:43
Palestinian woman wielding knife shot dead at West Bank checkpointAFP/Ahmad Gharabli

Security forces inspect the car of a Palestinian woman who drove toward guards at Qalandiya crossing on Dec. 13, 2016 | Photo: AFP/Ahmad Gharabli

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A Palestinian woman brandishing a knife at the Qalandiya border crossing between Jerusalem and the northern West Bank was shot dead by Israeli security forces Wednesday, police and medical sources said.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said an unidentified terrorist approached security forces at the checkpoint for vehicles, ignoring calls to stop and brandishing a knife before being shot in the leg.

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The Palestinian woman, said to be in her 50s, was treated at the scene but later declared dead at Jerusalem's Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital.

Police distributed a picture of the knife they said she had wielded.

An Arab woman in her 50's was shot dead at a #checkpoint in the #WestBank, after wielding a knife, while approaching security forces. pic.twitter.com/VrkMAyW86L

— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) September 18, 2019

A video of the incident circulating on social media showed a security guard shooting a woman in the leg from a short distance and the knife falling from her hand.

This article was originally published by i24NEWS.

Tags: Israel PolicePalestiniansQalandiyasecurityWest Bank

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