Palestinian killed in East Jerusalem after stabbing an Israeli police officer: sources

Israeli medical staff evacuate a woman wounded in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City, on Aug. 17, 2020. The Israeli police shot dead on Monday a Palestinian young man in the old city in East Jerusalem after he stabbed an Israeli police officer and wounded him, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. (Photo by Muammar Awad/Xinhua)

The Israeli police shot dead on Monday a Palestinian young man in the old city in East Jerusalem after he stabbed an Israeli police officer and wounded him, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.

The sources said that an Israeli police force shot and killed the Palestinian young man who stabbed an Israeli police officer in Bab Hatta in East Jerusalem.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a press statement that the Israeli police in the city prevented its medical teams from reaching the area to provide first aid to the seriously wounded Palestinian.

Meanwhile, Israeli radio reported that an Israeli police officer opened fire at a Palestinian young man in East Jerusalem and killed him after he stabbed and wounded another officer in the old city.

Following the incident, Palestinian sources said that the Israeli police closed the gates that lead to Al-Aqsa Mosque and deployed a large number of police forces in the old city.

 

Israeli police stand guard at a gate in Jerusalem's Old City, on Aug. 17, 2020. The Israeli police shot dead on Monday a Palestinian young man in the old city in East Jerusalem after he stabbed an Israeli police officer and wounded him, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. (JINI via Xinhua)

 

Israeli police stand guard at a gate in Jerusalem's Old City, on Aug. 17, 2020. The Israeli police shot dead on Monday a Palestinian young man in the old city in East Jerusalem after he stabbed an Israeli police officer and wounded him, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. (JINI via Xinhua)

 

Israeli police stand guard at a gate in Jerusalem's Old City, on Aug. 17, 2020. The Israeli police shot dead on Monday a Palestinian young man in the old city in East Jerusalem after he stabbed an Israeli police officer and wounded him, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. (JINI via Xinhua)

 

Israeli police stand guard at a gate in Jerusalem's Old City, on Aug. 17, 2020. The Israeli police shot dead on Monday a Palestinian young man in the old city in East Jerusalem after he stabbed an Israeli police officer and wounded him, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. (JINI via Xinhua)