RAMALLAH, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli army killed a Palestinian woman who attempted to carry out a stabbing attack at a military checkpoint north of Hebron city in the West Bank on Wednesday, said Palestinian and Israeli sources.
"We were informed by the General Authority for Civil Affairs of the killing of Maimouna Harahsheh, 20, by Israeli soldiers north of Hebron," the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a press statement.
Palestinian security sources reported that Harahsheh was shot in the head near the village of Beit Ainun.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army said in a press statement that its forces thwarted a stabbing attack on Bypass Road 60 north of Hebron, where a Palestinian woman attempted to stab soldiers near a military checkpoint.
The statement added that the soldiers opened fire on the attacker, and no casualties were reported among the Israeli forces.
The West Bank has witnessed escalating tension between Israeli troops and Palestinians in various cities, villages and camps since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023.
Since then, Israeli troops have killed more than 480 Palestinians throughout the West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. ■
