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Israeli forces kill Palestinian car-ramming attacker in east Jerusalem

Xinhua, July 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Israeli police said Wednesday its forces shot and killed a Palestinian amidst an attempt to carry out a car-ramming attack in East Jerusalem.

The incident took place in a checkpoint in the Palestinian neighborhood of a-Ram. A police spokesperson said the case was still under investigation, but according to initial probe, a force of soldiers and paramilitary Border Police identified a car that was accelerating toward the troops.

"The force felt in life danger and responded with fire," the spokesperson said in a statement. As a result, a man in Palestinian car was killed and another was injured. A third man was arrested.

Israel and the Palestinians have been mired in a wave of violence since October that claimed the lives of 34 Israelis and 215 Palestinians.

Israelis were killed in shooting, stabbing and car-ramming attacks, while the Palestinians were either killed in clashes with security forces during protests, or gunned down after allegedly committing or attempting to commit attacks.

While Israeli leaders blame the Palestinian Authority for "incitement to violence" amid the wave of unrest, the Palestinians charge it is the result of 49 years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, where they wish to establish their own state. Endit