BETHLEHEM, December 1, 2015 (WAFA) – A Palestinian man Tuesday morning was shot dead by Israeli forces following an alleged stabbing attempt at a main junction near a West Bank illegal settlement, south of Bethlehem.

Israeli daily (Haaretz) reported on Israeli police spokeswoman as saying that the Palestinian “assailant” was shot dead as he “wielded a knife in the attempted stabbing attack” at the Gush Etzion junction.

She was also reported as saying that a 40-year-old bystander was slightly hurt from a stray bullet fired by an Israeli officer securing the location. 

Israeli paramedics reportedly treated the man, who suffered from a wound to his hand, at the scene, before he was evacuated to Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem.

The alleged Palestinian “assailant” was identified as Ma’moun al-Khatib, 16, from the Bethlehem town of al-Doha.

Since a wave of violence spiraled across the occupied Palestinian territories in early October 2015, a number of Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli army soldiers following alleged and confirmed attacks reported to have taken place at the aforementioned junction.

The killing of al-Khatib brings the total number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since the beginning of unrest in early October to 107, reported the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

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