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Israeli police kill Palestinian in Jerusalem as army blocks aid to besieged Qusra

From Al Jazeera · () English

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  • Israeli police shot and killed a 33-year-old Palestinian near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, saying he had attempted to stab a border guard.
  • The Israeli army arrested Palestinians in Qabatiya and Nablus and said it seized more than 30 machines used to manufacture weapons.
  • About 100 peace activists were blocked from delivering food and medicine to three homes in Qusra, which settlers have besieged for 28 days.

Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian man near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on Friday, while Israeli forces blocked aid from reaching three Palestinian homes under siege in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra.

neutralised

· Israeli policePolice used the term while claiming the Palestinian man had attempted to stab a border guard.

Police said a border guard had “neutralised” the 33-year-old man after he attempted to stab an officer. The Palestinian Wafa news agency identified him as Ibrahim al-Hendi, from East Jerusalem’s Beit Hanina neighbourhood. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Israeli forces then deployed around Damascus Gate and the surrounding area of Jerusalem’s Old City, Palestinian sources told Al Jazeera.

The army also said it arrested Palestinians in Qabatiya, alleging they were “planning to carry out an attack” against Israelis and security forces. During a separate 48-hour operation in Nablus, it said troops arrested 10 Palestinians and seized more than “30 weapon production machines used to manufacture weapons.”

planning to carry out an attack

· Israeli armyThe army used the phrase in describing its allegation against Palestinians arrested in Qabatiya.

Wafa reported further attacks by settlers and soldiers across the occupied West Bank. Settlers stormed the Khirbet al-Hamra community in the northern Jordan Valley and assaulted a resident. In southern Bethlehem, settlers accompanied by soldiers attacked Khalet a-Nahlah, while Israeli forces fired tear gas and concussion grenades at Palestinians who gathered to resist.

Day 28 of the blockade on Qusra. About 100 activists arrived to deliver supplies to the besieged families.

· Israeli Peace Now movementThe movement described the activists’ attempt to deliver aid to families in Qusra.

In Qusra, around 100 Israeli and Palestinian peace activists tried to deliver food and medicine to families whose homes have been cut off from supplies since August 9. The Israeli Peace Now movement said the army initially blocked them, citing a “closed military zone,” before allowing them into the area. The families have been unable to enter or leave their homes for 28 days, according to the report.

closed military zone

· Israeli armyThe army cited this designation when it initially blocked activists from entering Qusra.
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Originally published by Al Jazeera in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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