Guards at the Israeli-manned Kalandia checkpoint located between Jerusalem and Ramallah have opened fire at a Palestinian, after refusing to stop despite warnings, Israeli police said on Monday
TEL AVIV/GAZA (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th December, 2020) Guards at the Israeli-manned Kalandia checkpoint located between Jerusalem and Ramallah have opened fire at a Palestinian, after refusing to stop despite warnings, Israeli police said on Monday.
"Some time ago, the guards at the Kalandia checkpoint noticed a suspect walking in the direction of an area where only vehicles can pass. The guards told him to stop, but he continued to approach. Warning shots were fired into the air and then at the lower body of the suspect," the press service of the police said.
The suspect has since been taken to a hospital for medical treatment.
Some Israeli media outlets reported an attempted attack with a knife on one of the guards.
