This photo taken on August 12, 2022 shows members of Israeli security forces taking position in front of a building during confrontations with Palestinian stone-throwers in the centre of the occupied West Bank town of Hebron. HAZEM BADER AFP RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - Israeli security forces shot dead a Palestinian who tried to stab officers during a raid in the occupied West Bank, Israeli police said.
The Israeli forces were searching for weapons in a house in the town of Kafr Aqab when a suspect, Muhammad Al-Shaham, attacked officers with a knife, a police statement said. It said the officers responded by shooting Al-Shaham, who died of his wounds.
Ibrahim, the suspect's father, said his son had been unarmed and called his killing an execution. He said Israeli officers entered the house and immediately began shooting, and they shot my son in the head. Ibrahim, the suspect's father, said his son had been unarmed and called his killing an execution. He said Israeli officers entered the house and immediately began shooting, and they shot my son in the head. Senior Palestinian official Hussein Al Sheikh called for an international investigation.
Israel frequently conducts raids in the West Bank to detain suspected militants or confiscate weapons.
Monday's violence came a day after a Palestinian gunman wounded at least eight people aboard a bus carrying Jewish worshippers in the Old City of Jerusalem.