The Israeli military said soldiers shot and wounded a Palestinian woman after she attacked them with a knife in the occupied West Bank late on Monday.
The woman was taken to the hospital after being shot in the “lower body” in Nablus, in the northern West Bank, the military said early Tuesday. Her current status, according to a military spokeswoman, is unknown. The incident resulted in no injuries to Israeli soldiers.
Palestinians have carried out dozens of car-ramming, shooting and stabbing attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians in recent years, mostly in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinians and Israeli human rights groups say soldiers often use excessive force.
Last month, Israeli troops opened fire on a car in Beit Ummar, in the southern West Bank, killing 12-year-old Mohammed al-Alami as he and his family were travelling to the store for snacks. Another Palestinian was killed during skirmishes with Israeli troops during the two-day protests that followed the incident.
Israel says the family ignored orders from the troops to stop and that the soldiers only fired at the vehicle’s tires. The vehicle was riddled with bullets, and the family said it was given no warning.
In recent weeks, two more Palestinians were shot and died near Beita, a town in the northern West Bank where stone-throwing protesters have clashed with Israeli troops over a nearby settlement outpost established in May.
Israeli troops also shot and killed a 17-year-old Palestinian during clashes in the West Bank village of Nebi Saleh, which has seen waves of protests over the years against a nearby settlement.
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