Young Palestinian killed in stabbing attack near Jerusalem checkpoint

“Young Palestinian killed in stabbing attack near Jerusalem checkpoint A 22-year-old Palestinian man from East Jerusalem was fatally stabbed in the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli and Palestinian emergency services. Paramedics from the Palestine Red Crescent Society transported the wounded man to the al-Za’im checkpoint outside Jerusalem, where teams from Magen David Adom took him to the hospital while attempting resuscitation. He was later pronounced dead. Local media identified the victim as Ahmad Almashny. Israeli police said he had been brought from the town of Anata, located beyond the West Bank separation barrier near Jerusalem. Authorities said the Binyamin police station had opened an investigation into the incident, without naming the attackers or giving details.

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