Israel says Palestinian killed as he tries to stab policemen

Israeli border guards walk down a road during clashes with Palestinian protesters following a demonstration on December 25, 2015 in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near Nablus in the West Bank.

“At this point, one of the officers grabbed the suspect’s other hand and pulled it out as he was holding a knife”, the police said.

A soldier was wounded and forces responded, firing at the perpetrator, a statement said.

On Friday Palestinians hold candles during a rally to pay tribute to Palestinians who organisers said were killed recently by Israeli troops, on Christmas day in Gaza City on Friday.

Witnesses informed WAFA that Israeli police opened fire on a Palestinian identified as Mos’ab al-Ghazali, 26, near the Bab-al-Jadid area and left him bleeding on the ground until he succumbed to his critical wounds.

Nearly daily stabbings, shootings and car-rammings by Palestinians have killed 20 Israelis and a USA citizen since October.

The incidents came after three terror attacks on Thursday, in an ongoing wave of Palestinian attacks since September.

Israeli border police shot dead a Palestinian woman who tried to ram them with her vehicle in the West Bank on Friday, the police said, as a 12-week surge in street violence showed no sign of abating.

Israel says the violence stems from a Palestinian campaign of incitement, but Palestinian authorities argue the violence comes from their frustration at almost five decades of Israeli military rule coupled with the collapse of US-sponsored peace talks. “The terrorist then began walking after them”.

Police praised the alertness of the officers, which prevented harm from coming to other security forces and civilians in the vicinity.

Palestinian youth gathered near the city, where they threw stones and molotov cocktails at Israeli security forces.