HEBRON: A Palestinian was shot dead Friday 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 “neutralized” the assailant.
It said the “moderately” wounded soldier was “evacuated to a hospital for medical attention, while fully conscious, and his family has been informed.”
The Palestinian health ministry said it had been informed of the death of a young man near Hebron, but did not immediately identify him.
Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967, when it captured the territory from Jordan.
About 475,000 Jewish settlers currently live in the West Bank in communities considered illegal by most of the international community, alongside some 2.8 million Palestinians.
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Palestinian killed in West Bank after stabbing Israeli soldier
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Palestinian killed in West Bank after stabbing Israeli soldier
- The Palestinian health ministry said it had been informed of the death of a young man near Hebron
Erdogan says Damascus-SDF deal in Syria relieves pressure on Turkish peace process with PKK
ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan said an agreement between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria’s northeast had helped relieve pressure on a peace process between the Turkish state and Kurdish PKK militants at home.
Speaking to reporters on his return flight from visits to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Erdogan said the SDF adhering to the accord would strengthen the atmosphere of peace in Syria and help achieve stability.
Turkiye has been engaged in a peace process with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group for months and says the SDF, which it also views as a terrorist organization, must disband and disarm along with the PKK.
Speaking to reporters on his return flight from visits to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Erdogan said the SDF adhering to the accord would strengthen the atmosphere of peace in Syria and help achieve stability.
Turkiye has been engaged in a peace process with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group for months and says the SDF, which it also views as a terrorist organization, must disband and disarm along with the PKK.
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