HEBRON: A Palestinian was shot dead on Friday reportedly after stabbing an Israeli soldier at an army post near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army and the Palestinian health ministry said.
“An assailant armed with a knife” approached a military post and stabbed a soldier, the army said in a statement, adding that another soldier opened fire and “neutralised” the assailant.
The Palestinian health ministry said it had been informed of the death of a young man near the flashpoint city, but did not immediately identify him.
The army said the wounded soldier was “evacuated to a hospital for medical attention, while fully conscious, and his family has been informed”.
Israeli emergency services said the soldier was being treated in a Jerusalem hospital for “moderate” wounds to his torso. — AFP
