Palestinian woman tries to stab Israeli guards, shot dead
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Israeli soldiers stand guard at the al-Zaim checkpoint on the outskirts of east Jerusalem.
:: A Palestinian woman tried to stab Israeli guards at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Wednesday, Israeli police said, with Palestinian officials reporting she was shot dead.
“At the security checkpoint at Zaim a female suspect attempted to stab security guards that were on patrol in the area” and “units responded”, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said in a statement, without giving further details.
The Palestinian health ministry said the woman was killed by Israeli fire east of Jerusalem.
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