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Karim Jamal al-Qawasmi, 19. Published by IMEMC News

Karim Jamal al-Qawasmi, 19. Published by IMEMC News and Haaretz

Israeli police forces in Jerusalem's Old City, Monday. Credit: Ohad Zwigenberg Published by Haaretz

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by IMEMC News
Mar 6, 2022


Update: The slain Palestinian has been officially identified as Karim Jamal al-Qawasmi, 19, from the at-Tour town, in occupied Jerusalem.

Dozens of Israeli soldiers, police, and intelligence officers invaded his home and ransacked the property before abducting his mother, and his brother Mohammad, in addition to summoning the father for interrogation.

Karim is also a former political prisoner, abducted when he was a teenager and was imprisoned for 18 months.

After killing the young man, the soldiers isolated the entire area and prevented the Palestinians from reaching the Al-Aqsa Mosque and many parts of the Old City.

Updated From:
Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian In Jerusalem
Mar 6, 2022, at 08:14

On Sunday at dawn, Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian man near Bab Hutta gate, north of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied capital Jerusalem, in the West Bank.

Eyewitnesses said the soldiers shot the young man and left him bleeding without first aid until he succumbed to his wounds.

They added that the soldiers fired a barrage of live fire at the young men, and left him bleeding, before closing the entire area, including all gates leading to Al-Aqsa.

Israeli daily Haaretz claimed the Palestinian stabbed and moderately injured two officers before being shot dead.

Haaretz quoted the Israeli police claiming that the Palestinian approached the officers at 4:30 at dawn, before pulling a knife and stabbing one of them, before the officers shot him.

However, it did not explain how the second officer was injured, but only said: “two officers were injured moderately during the attack.”

Dozens of soldiers and police officers were also sent to the area, and initiated extensive searches in the street and alleys, especially around Al-Aqsa.
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Palestinian Shot Dead After Stabbing Two Israeli Officers in Jerusalem

Footage from the scene shows a police officer firing at the assailant while he was on the ground. The two officers were taken to hospital in moderate condition

by Nir Hasson and Jack Khoury for Haaretz
Mar. 7, 2022 5:58 PM

A Palestinian man was killed on Monday after stabbing two Israeli police officers in Jerusalem's Old City, police said, in the second such incident in the city in as many days.

The two officers, 20 and 25, are in moderate condition. They received medical attention at the scene before being transferred to local hospitals.

The suspect was shot by forces at the scene, near one of the entrances to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Footage from the scene shared on social media shows a police officer shooting at the suspect when he was already lying on the ground.

The police said the attacker, identified as 22-year-old Abd al-Rahman al-Qassem from the Ramallsh area, was critically wounded and later died.

Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, who cut short a visiting a town in southern Israel to arrive at the scene, said this was "the final result we expect in such event" was achieved, with "a terrorist lying dead" and no other fatalities.

Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev praised the forces for their "rapid and determined response," saying on Twitter that "another tragedy was prevented."

Hamas, the Islamist group that rules Gaza, praised the stabbing attack as a response to Israel's "extrajudicial killings" of Palestinians in Jerusalem, though it did not claim the attacker as a member of the group.

"These operations will continue as long as the occupation continues its aggression and its violations against the sacred sites in Jerusalem," Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said.

This comes a day after two officers were lightly wounded in a stabbing attack in East Jerusalem. The assailant, 19-year-old Karim al-Kusami, was shot dead by officers.

Tensions in Jerusalem have been rising in the lead-up to the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, which starts in early April.

Some police sources accused the Jerusalem District of using excessive force against Palestinians, warning that this policy could reignite violence in the city in the coming weeks.

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.