Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man at a junction near Hebron on Sunday, after he allegedly attempted to stab soldiers outside of the West Bank city.

The Israel Defense Forces said that troops had “eliminated a terrorist who attempted to stab them in the area of Hebron.” No soldiers were injured in the attempted stabbing, the army said.

The Palestinian Authority health ministry confirmed that 23-year-old Muhammad Wael al-Sharouf “was shot by forces” north of the city of Hebron.

The incident came less than a day after a 16-year-old Palestinian was shot dead after he allegedly hurled an explosive device at Israeli soldiers who were operating in the northern West Bank village of Silat al-Harithiya on Saturday night.

The teen suspect was identified by the Palestinian Authority news agency WAFA as Mohammad Iyad Abahreh, 16. The agency, citing Palestinian security sources, reported that the IDF seized Abahreh’s body after killing him.

Violence in the West Bank has soared since the Hamas attack on Israel triggered the Gaza war in October 2023.

More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli........

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