JORDAN VALLEY, Sunday, April 21, 2024 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces Sunday shot and killed a Palestinian woman while she was passing through al-Hamra military checkpoint in the northern Jordan Valley.
Local sources said that the occupation forces shot a woman, who was later identified to be Manal Sawafta, 40, from Tubas, and prevented medical crews from approaching her.
The Israeli troops claimed that Sawafta attempted to carry out a stabbing attack against them.
The sources added that the occupation closed the military checkpoint in both directions.
The occupation forces set up al-Hamra military checkpoint at a crossroads linking the cities of the West Bank with the central, southern and northern Jordan Valley.
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