Palestinian shot in alleged West Bank attempted stabbing attack

Man seen running towards a Border Police force in a checkpoint near Jenin and is shot dead by troops; no other injuries reported in the incident
Liran Tamari, Meir Turgeman, Israel Moskovitz, Daniel Salama|

A Palestinian was shot and killed on Saturday in an alleged attempted stabbing attack in the northern West Bank.
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הסכין שנתפסה ברשותו של המחבל
הסכין שנתפסה ברשותו של המחבל
Palestinian carries a knife in an attempted West Bank stabbing attack
(Photo: Police)
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The man ran towards a group of Border Police troops at a checkpoint, carrying a knife when he was shot. No other injuries were reported.
The attack came as Israeli security forces were on high alert over a possible terror attack by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, and while the faction was being pounded by Israel in Gaza.
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פצמ"רים נורו על ידי הג'יהאד האיסלאמי למעבר ארז ומעבר כרם שלום
פצמ"רים נורו על ידי הג'יהאד האיסלאמי למעבר ארז ומעבר כרם שלום
A mortar shell lands at the Kerem Shalom border crossing into Gaza on Saturday
(Photo: Defense Ministry)
The violence broke out soon after one of the Islamist faction members, Khader Adnan, died in prison after an 86-day hunger strike earlier in the month. The PIJ blamed Israel for the prisoner's death and launched some 100 rockets at Israeli communities.
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Khader Adnan
Although Israel's initial response to the rocket fire was deemed lax, a week later the military launched "Operation Shield and Arrow," by killing three senior commanders of the PIJ unleashing further attacks and striking at Gaza for the past 5 days.
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