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A Palestinian posing as a journalist stabs an Israeli soldier (Picture: Reuters)

A Palestinian man wearing a ‘press t-shirt’ was shot dead after stabbing an Israeli soldier.

The incident occurred as Israeli troops clashed with Palestinian stone-throwers following Friday prayers in the West Bank city of Hebron.

The attacker blended in with journalists standing close to a group of soldiers who were firing tear gas at the time, with a photo showing the assailant lying on the floor after the furore.


The injured soldier was eventually taken away by ambulance.

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Israeli soldiers shoot the man (Picture: Reuters)

The attacker’s name has not been released, but local journalists said they did not know him.



In the past month, eight Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks, most of them stabbings.

During the same period, 34 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire – 15 labeled by Israel as attackers, and the others in clashes between stone-throwers and Israeli troops.

In response to the stabbings, Israel has taken unprecedented measures, including setting up checkpoints in Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem this week.

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The injured Israeli soldier is placed in an ambulance (Picture: EPA)

The latest incident also heightened concerns among journalists about their safety.

‘We utterly deplore this violation of press privilege and call on local Palestinian media organizations to immediately verify all media credentials,’ the Foreign Press Association (FPA) said in a statement.

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