JERUSALEM: Israeli forces have shot a Palestinian person in the occupied West Bank as he tried to stab a policeman, the Israeli military said, stirring tensions in the occupied territory.
Palestinian officials said the man had been shot dead without elaborating on the circumstances.
Washington froze billions of the bank’s reserves held in the United States and later transferred half of the money to a trust fund in Switzerland overseen by Unite States, Swiss and Afghan trustees.
“As of today, we’ve seen only that the assets have been transferred from one account to another, but not the single penny returned to the Afghan people,” China’s deputy United Nations ambassador, Geng Shuang, told the UNSC.
Ambassador of Russia to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, also called for the return of the Afghan Central Bank assets.
A video circulated on media showed a soldier firing at Palestinian multiple times, even after he had fallen to the ground. Reuters couldn’t confirm the authenticity of the video.
An Israeli army statement said the Palestinian was driving but deviated from his lane and attempted to ram into civilians and security personnel standing at the junction. The individual then exited the car and tried to stab a police officer, the military statement said.
The Israeli army said the man was carrying a knife, and security forces opened fire and “neutralised” him. The Palestinian Health Ministry said the Israeli army shot the man dead.
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement confirmed the Palestinian killed, Ahmed Yaqoub Taha, was the Palestinian security officer. No other casualties were reported.
Israeli-Palestinian violence surged this year, with frequent military raids and violence by Israeli settlers amid Palestinian attacks. Over 90 Palestinians and at least 19 Israelis and foreigners have been killed since January.
Israel forces captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem
Israel forces captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which Palestinians want as the core of a future independent state, during the 1967 Middle East war. It has since annexed East Jerusalem in a move not recognised globally.
