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Israeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian attacker in West Bank

A Palestinian demonstrator burns tires during clashes with Israeli soldiers after Palestinian Rafeq Ahmad al-Taj, 21, was shot and killed by an Israeli policeman after he stabbed a policeman, in the village of Beita south of the West Bank city of Nablus, Aug. 15, 2015. Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said al-Taj approached officers conducting a security check and stabbed one in the back with a knife, moderately wounding him. An officer nearby opened fire and killed al-Taj. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) A Palestinian demonstrator burns tires during clashes with Israeli soldiers after Palestinian Rafeq Ahmad al-Taj, 21, was shot and killed by an Israeli policeman after he stabbed a policeman, in the village of Beita south of the West Bank city of Nablus, Aug. 15, 2015. Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said al-Taj approached officers conducting a security check and stabbed one in the back with a knife, moderately wounding him. An officer nearby opened fire and killed al-Taj. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

By Associated Press August 17, 2015 1 min read

JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli authorities say troops have shot and killed a Palestinian after he stabbed a guard at a West Bank checkpoint.

Police spokeswoman Luba Samri says the man approached border police officers manning a checkpoint on Monday and told them he felt unwell.

She says that when the attacker came closer, he pulled out a knife, stabbing and slightly wounding one of the officers. Samri says that another officer then fatally shot the attacker.

Tensions have been high in Israel since the July arson attack at a Palestinian West Bank home, when an 18-month-old toddler was burned to death. His father later died from his wounds.

Several stabbing attacks have taken place recently. In an attack Saturday, a Palestinian assailant was also shot dead.