[IsraelTimes] Military says 23-year-old approached soldiers at West Bank junction, refused calls to identify himself and pulled out a knifeA Paleostinian man was shot and killed after attempting to stab Israeli soldiers near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday evening, the military and Paleostinian health officials said.
Well, he won't do that again
According to the Israel Defense Forces, the Paleostinian suspect approached troops in a suspicious manner at a junction between the town of Baytin and the settlement of Beit El.
Soldiers first called on the suspect to identify himself, before he pulled out a knife, the IDF said. In response, the troops shot up him.
The suspect was initially taken by military medics to the Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem, but was declared dead.
The Paleostinian Authority Health Ministry said it had been notified of the man’s death, naming him as 23-year-old Yazan Omar Jamil Khasib.
No soldiers were hurt in the attempted attack.
At least 85 Paleostinians have been killed since the beginning of the year, most of them while carrying out attacks or during festivities with security forces
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