A Palestinian man was shot dead while trying to stab Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Jenin overnight Thursday-Friday, the army said. The assailant was identified as the father of a terrorist who killed three Israelis in Tel Aviv in 2022.
The military said that soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade who were carrying out an arrest raid in Jenin were attacked by a Palestinian armed with a knife.
“The forces returned fire at the terrorist and eliminated him,” the IDF said, adding that no soldiers were hurt.
AFP footage from the scene on Friday showed a pool of blood and bullets scattered among groceries in the family’s home.
A Palestinian eyewitness, who declined to give her name to AFP, said Israeli forces raided her neighbor’s house in the early hours and told Hazem to raise his hands, which he refused to do.
