RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – DECEMBER 15: An Israeli border policeman talks to a Palestinian paramedic on December 15, 2017 in Ramallah, West Bank. Today is the tenth day of clashes in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza following Donald Trump’s speech. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images) A Palestinian man was shot while attempting to stab Border Police guards at a West Bank checkpoint north of Jerusalem, the Israel Police said in a tweet.
The assailant, said to be in his 30s, was shot in the leg on Tuesday after jumping from a truck and approaching the Qalandiya checkpoint while brandishing a sharp object, according to the police.
The man was taken to a hospital for treatment. No Israeli security officials were injured.
The attack came hours after an Israeli soldier was killed after being hit in the head with a rock during a raid in a West Bank village.
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