Palestinian shot in the West Bank after clash with Israeli soldiers
Clashes between Israelis and Palestinians are common in the territory.
Israeli and Palestinian authorities both reported violent incidents in the West Bank on Monday. Several security incidents have been reported in the Palestinian territory recently.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said an unidentified person attempted to stab a soldier in Tubas in the northeast West Bank. The soldier was injured and the assailant was “neutralized,” the IDF said in a Monday tweet, which could mean killed or injured.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) reported the encounter differently. The PA-run WAFA News Agency reported on Monday that a young Palestinian was shot by Israeli forces during a “search and arrest raid” in Tubas. The youth was shot in the thigh and brought to a hospital by Palestinian medics.
WAFA also reported that two Palestinians were injured by gunfire during a clash with Israeli forces on Monday in al-Khader southwest of Bethlehem. The IDF also said a Palestinian was “neutralized” after trying to stab an Israeli civilian in Sde Efraim in the northern West Bank on Monday.
