Police identify suspect as resident of Bedouin community in southern Israel, dismiss reports of disturbances on Temple Mount, as security forces stand on alert for Ramadan
TOI reports that Israeli security forces shot and killed a Bedouin man in Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday night after he attempted to take an officer’s weapon, police said.
The incident occurred near the flashpoint Temple Mount as security forces were on alert during the sensitive Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Police had stopped the suspect for a check when he attacked one of the officers, grabbed his firearm, and managed to fire off a shot, a police statement said.
The officers felt threatened and responded with gunfire, “neutralizing him on the spot,” police said.
The suspect was a 26-year-old resident of the Bedouin town of Hura in southern Israel.
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