A 14-year-old Palestinian boy was shot dead on Monday by Israeli Border Police officers in the West Bank town of al-Eizariya after he tried to stab one of them.
A report by The Times of Israel quoting the officers said the teenager was stopped and during questioning, he drew a knife and attempted to stab an officer.
A clip of the incident on the outskirts of East Jerusalem shows the boy approaching the Israeli officers before pulling a knife. The officer tackled the Palestinian teenager before he ran away and was ultimately gunned down.
He was pronounced dead a short while later, said The Times of Israel.
The teenager was identified as a resident of East Jerusalem.
This incident comes days after Israeli commandos disguised as medical workers and Muslim women burst into a hospital in the West Bank and killed three Palestinians. The Israeli military said the three killed were militants – one of them was a Hamas member and the other two belonged to the Jenin Brigade.
According to The Times of Israel, more than 3,000 wanted Palestinians have been arrested across the West Bank since October 7 with more than 1,350 reportedly affiliated with Hamas.
