Woman pulls knife at checkpoint shot

Israeli media are reporting the woman allegedly left a suicide note.

In a separate incident this morning, Israeli security officers shot dead a Palestinian woman who tried to stab them.

The Israeli soldiers opened fire on it with volleys of bullets.

Meir Rubinstein, the mayor of Beitar Illit, said that while a tragedy was averted, people in the settlement were “determined to go on, to continue with our routine”, according to Sky News. The man was a civilian security guard in his 20s, and the attacker was identified as 22-year-old Halawa Alian, reported The Times of Israel.

The guard was lightly wounded.

Israeli human rights group B’Tselem said Friday that the Israeli military’s measures are “draconian” and constitute collective punishment for Palestinian residents who are not suspected of involvement in violence but are affected by checkpoints and closures of areas. Israel’s defense ministry said the victim survived after receiving help at a nearby checkpoint.

Americans might well think that the Palestinians want control exclusively over the West Bank and Gaza.

Three attacks took place on Sunday.

Mansour added: “This confirms previous reports about Israeli occupation harvesting organs of Palestinian martyrs killed during clashes or in protests”.

The third incident saw an Israeli settler stabbed while shopping in the West Bank village of Nabi Ilyas, with two alleged Palestinian assailants fleeing afterwards, the Israeli defence ministry said.

Mr. King failed to mention that much of this violence was incited by a libel circulated by Palestinian leaders, falsely accusing Israel of trying to take over Muslim holy sites, fomenting a religious war between Palestinians and Israelis.

Obama condemned the recent uptick in violence and said that in their private, closed-door meeting that will also include Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry, he will ask Netanyahu how to get stalled peace talks restarted.

Though Israeli-Palestinian peace has eluded Obama during his two terms in office, USA officials said he will press Netanyahu for steps to keep alive the possibility of a two-state accord.

An Israeli think tank recently released results of a study that reported that the majority of Israelis support the extra-judicial assassination of Palestinians who are accused of carrying out attacks against Israelis.