An Israeli security guard Friday shot dead a Palestinian near the Shufat checkpoint in the Al-Quds (Jerusalem) area for allegedly attempting a stabbing attack on a group of Zionist security officers.

Israeli police claimed that a Palestinian “approached [Israeli] security guards with a knife, and attempted to stab the guards.” Israeli forces responded with live fire. Israeli police later declared that the Palestinian had been killed in the alleged attack.

It added in a statement that no Israeli security guards were injured during the incident.

Palestinian Red Crescent ambulances rushed to the area following the incident. A Palestinian Red Crescent spokesperson was not available for immediate comment on the incident.

Source: Ma'an News Agency