Escalating ’Israeli’ Violence: Palestinian Woman Martyred, 2 Injured

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A Palestinian woman had been shot after she tried to stab an "Israeli" with a knife in the Old City of al-Quds [Jerusalem], "Israeli" media reports said.

The woman approached an "Israeli" settler from behind and stabbed him in the upper body near the Lion's Gate in al-Quds, police spokeswoman Luba Samri told AP.

The details of the attack are not yet clear. However, earlier, information emerged that the Palestinian woman was critically wounded.

According to the "Israeli" Yeshiva World News, the woman was later martyred by "Israeli" police as she succumbed to her wounds.

In a related notion, at least two Palestinians sustained gunshot wounds after an unspecified number of "Israeli" settlers opened fire on them in the central part of the occupied West Bank.

Palestinian sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the settlers stormed the Dar Salah village, located six kilometers [3.7 miles] east of Bethlehem, on Wednesday morning, and then fired indiscriminately at the local residents, the Arabic-language al-Aqsa satellite television network reported.

Furthermore, the report added that two Palestinians suffered wounds as a result, who were transported to hospital to receive medical treatment. One of the injured Palestinians is reportedly in critical condition.

Separately, "Israeli" military vehicles rolled into the Halahoul neighborhood in northern al-Khalil [Hebron] in the early hours of Wednesday and arrested 17 Palestinians.

The "Israeli" apartheid regime's forces broke into dozens of homes and violently searched them, causing excessive property damage before taking the Palestinians away with them.

On Wednesday morning, a large number of "Israeli" settlers stormed the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East al-Quds damaging several Palestinian cars. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

"Israeli" settlers also attacked the predominantly Palestinian neighborhood of al-Quds, where two "Israelis" were killed and as many injured during clashes with 19-year-old Palestinian youth Mohannad Rafiq Halab on October 3.

A young Palestinian suffered injuries on Tuesday evening, when "Israeli" troopers clashed with a group of Palestinian youths in the northern besieged West bank town of Turmus Ayya, and fired live bullets as well as tear gas canisters to disperse the crowd.

"Israeli" soldiers also raided Palestinian refugee camps in Nablus and abducted several Palestinians.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team