Israel forces shoot Palestinian to death in al-Quds

Rasa - Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian in the occupied East Jerusalem's al-Quds after he allegedly stabbed and injured three Israelis.

News ID: 428576

Date: 01 April 2017 - 22:04

RNA - According Israeli police spokesperson Luba al-Samri, the Palestinian lightly injured three Israelis - including a border police officer.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the Palestinian’s death, but his identity remains unknown.

The Israeli police have cordoned off the scene of the incident.

On Friday, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian 49-year-old woman, Siham Ratib Nimr, after an alleged stabbing attack in East Jerusalem al-Quds.

Al-Samri was the mother of Mustafa Nimr, a 27-year-old Palestinian who was killed by Israeli forces during a night raid in Shufaat refugee camp in September.

Over the past months, Israeli forces have fatally shot many Palestinians in the occupied territories, claiming they sought to attack the Israelis.

Israel has come under fire by rights groups for encouraging a shoot-to-kill policy.

In January, Human Rights Watch voiced its deep concern over the increasing number of Israeli officials encouraging troops to kill Palestinians even when they are not a threat.

The rights group released a report on January 2 documenting numerous statements since October 2015 by senior Israeli officials calling on police and military to shoot dead suspected Palestinian attackers.

“It’s not just about potentially rogue soldiers, but also about senior Israeli officials who publicly tell forces to unlawfully shoot to kill," said Sari Bashi, the Israel/Palestine advocacy director at Human Rights Watch.

The report noted that since October 2015, there had been over 150 confirmed instances of Israeli forces lethally shooting Palestinian children and adults allegedly suspected of attempting to attack Israelis.

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