Israeli police say officers shot and killed a female Palestinian terrorist who attempted to stab security personnel at the A’Zaim crossing near Maale Adumim, east of Jerusalem.
Police say the 16-year-old girl drew a knife on the officers, who then opened fire. No Israelis were wounded.
A police security video of Wednesday’s incident appears to show the girl lunge at one of the officers at the checkpoint before she was shot. It is unclear how close the knife got to the officer, who jumped away while a second officer shoots her.
“A rapid response by additional security forces brought about her neutralization with no injuries to the security personnel,” police said in a statement.
ניסיון פיגוע הדקירה בירושלים: הבוקר הגיעה למחסום א-זעיים שבירושלים מחבלת כבת 16, תושבת השטחים, ששלפה סכין וניסתה לדקור את אנשי הביטחון המוצבים במקום. תגובה מהירה של הכוחות שהגיבו בירי הביאו לנטרולה של המחבלת ללא נפגעים מקרב הכוחות pic.twitter.com/lbuES67BZS
— משטרת ישראל (@IL_police) January 30, 2019
The terrorist was identified as Samah Mubarak, 16, from the nearby village of al-Ram, the Palestinian Authority’s official Wafa news agency reported.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem/Photo Credit/Photo Credit: Police Spokesman Unit)
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I hope the officer will not be prosecuted by IDF for the shooting, but in any case he can say, in his defense, that he was shooting in the air and missed.