Qatar- Israeli Forces Kill Five Palestinians in Jerusalem and West Bank

2/15/2016 8:26:55 AM

(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Occupied Jerusalem February 15 (QNA) - Israeli violence claimed five Palestinian lives in Occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank on Sunday in the latest series of deadly shooting by Israeli forces claiming alleged Palestinian attacks.
Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians near Damascus Gate in occupied East Jerusalem's Old City Israeli police said.
Israeli police spokesperson Luba Al Samri said police stationed in the area "noticed a young Arab with a bag" before asking him to halt and leave the bag aside.
Police forces opened fire on and killed the young man when he pulled an automatic weapon from the bag and directed it at forces the spokesperson said. A second Palestinian was then shot dead by police after he opened fire in their direction.
Al Samri said explosives and a knife were found in the bag. The two were reportedly carrying homemade rifles.
No Israelis were injured during the incident.
Earlier in the day the Israeli forces also killed three Palestinian teenagers in the occupied West Bank. The forces shot and killed two 15-year-old Palestinian teenagers near the village of al-Araq in the northern occupied West Bank district of Jenin after the two allegedly opened fire at Israeli soldiers according to the Israeli army.
Hours later Israeli forces shot and killed a 17-year-old Palestinian after the teen reportedly attempted to stab an Israeli soldier at a checkpoint north of Bethlehem official Palestinian sources said.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the teen as as Naim Ahmad Yousif Safi from the town of al-Ubediya just east of Bethlehem.
Local Palestinian sources provided a conflicting report and told Ma'an news agency that the 14-year-old was with her sister and neither had attempted an attack when she was shot.
No Israelis were injured in any of the incidents.
Over 170 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers since a wave of unrest spread across the occupied Palestinian territory in October. (QNA)

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