A Palestinian woman was shot dead Saturday by an Israeli security officer at the Qalandiya checkpoint, north of occupied East Jerusalem, for allegedly attempting to carry out a stabbing attack, according to Israeli media.
The Times of Israel daily reported that Aqabat Jabr, 28, attempted to approach security forces at the checkpoint with a knife.
The woman killed today by Israeli soldiers at Qalandiya checkpoint is 28 year old Ibtisam Ka’abneh, a former prisoner from the refugee camp of Aqbat Jabr in Jericho. https://t.co/v5V1iY5hjY
— لينة (@LinahAlsaafin) June 12, 2021
According to the newspaper, a security guard “called on her to stop several times. When she did not do so, he opened fire at her.”
A police spokesperson said in a statement that the sister of the deceased was jailed in 2016-2018 for allegedly attempting to carry out a similar stabbing attack at the same checkpoint.
The woman the Israelis shot at Qalandiya Checkpoint earlier today has died. She is Ibtisam Kaabneh, a 28-year-old mother from Aqbet Jabr Camp in Ariha. Ms Kaabneh had spent 18 months in Israeli prisons. The photo is of her release in January 2018. #SaveSheikhJarrah #SaveSilwan https://t.co/vIAi7BNCbY
— Ahdaf Soueif (@asoueif) June 12, 2021
There was no comment from Palestinian authorities on the report.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
