Palestinian Shot Dead after Stabbing Israeli Soldier

Israeli soldiers seen near the body of the Palestinian man in the West Bank. Reuters
Israeli soldiers seen near the body of the Palestinian man in the West Bank. Reuters
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Palestinian Shot Dead after Stabbing Israeli Soldier

Israeli soldiers seen near the body of the Palestinian man in the West Bank. Reuters
Israeli soldiers seen near the body of the Palestinian man in the West Bank. Reuters

The Israeli army shot dead on Monday a Palestinian man who it said attacked an Israeli soldier near a holy site in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.

The man “attempted to stab a soldier adjacent to the Cave of the Patriarchs, lightly injuring him. The soldier and other forces at the scene, responded with live fire," the Israeli army said in a statement.

The military confirmed the man was Palestinian and had been shot dead, but gave no further details of his identity.

A series of deadly incidents have increased tensions in the West Bank this month.

On Oct. 15, a Palestinian was shot dead after stabbing a soldier in the northern occupied West Bank.

Earlier this month, a Palestinian shot dead two Israelis and wounded another in a West Bank industrial zone.



Erdogan Says Türkiye Can ‘Crush’ All Terrorists in Syria, Calls for Foreign Powers to ‘Take Hands Off’

Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a press conference during the G20 Leaders' Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 19, 2024. (AFP)
Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a press conference during the G20 Leaders' Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 19, 2024. (AFP)
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Erdogan Says Türkiye Can ‘Crush’ All Terrorists in Syria, Calls for Foreign Powers to ‘Take Hands Off’

Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a press conference during the G20 Leaders' Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 19, 2024. (AFP)
Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a press conference during the G20 Leaders' Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 19, 2024. (AFP)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday urged all countries to "take their hands off" Syria and said Turkey had the capacity and ability to crush all terrorist organizations in the country, including Kurdish militia and ISIS.

Speaking in parliament, Erdogan said the Kurdish YPG militia was the biggest problem in Syria now after the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad.

The group would not be able to escape its inevitable end unless it lays down its arms, he stressed.