A Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces, on Tuesday, in the Old City of Hebron (Al-Khalil), in the southern occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian was identified as Yasser al-Shweiki.
Israeli occupation forces kill Palestinian man (27 yrs old) Yasser al-Shweiki in Hebron. (Photo: Maan news agency) pic.twitter.com/2ZIhwwm5N5
— Zena Al Tahhan (زينه الطحان) (@zenatahhan) March 12, 2019
Fawzi al-Shweiki, Yasser’s father, confirmed to Ma’an that his son was distributing notices from the Sharia Court across Hebron City.
Sources mentioned that Israeli forces dragged Yasser’s body and took into a building that is under the Jewish settlers’ control.
Israeli occupation forces have killed a Palestinian in Hebron.
The army claims Yasser al-Shweiki, 27, was shot while attempting a stabbing (no one hurt).
Yasser's dad says that his son was distributing notices.https://t.co/2EiVvwVBSmhttps://t.co/obe2gM2NbV pic.twitter.com/aleGXr4Sqc
— Ben White (@benabyad) March 12, 2019
According to Hebrew-language news outlets, Yasser approached the Israeli soldiers with a knife in an attempt to carry out a stabbing attack.
There were no injuries reported among Israeli soldiers.
(Ma’an, PC, Social Media)
