West Bank & Jerusalem
Israeli police shoot Palestinian dead at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate
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Israeli Border Police fatally shot a Palestinian at Damascus Gate in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday at dawn, IMEMC News reported. According to police, the man had attempted to stab people at the site after arriving on a motorcycle, which he parked near the gate.
The shooting marked another lethal confrontation in the contested city. Israeli authorities provided no further details about the identity of the deceased or the specific circumstances that preceded the fatal encounter. The incident underscored ongoing security tensions at one of Jerusalem's most sensitive entry points to the Old City.
