Israeli police kill Palestinian with special needs whom they 'mistakenly' thought was armed in occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli police officers secure the area of Lion's gate in Jerusalem's Old City, Saturday, May 30, 2020. Israeli police in annexed east Jerusalem on Saturday shot dead a Palestinian with special needs they 'mistakenly' thought was armed with a pistol, Israeli and Palestinian sources said.
The incident happened in the alleys of the walled Old City near Lions' Gate, an access point mainly used by Palestinians. "Police units on patrol there spotted a suspect with a suspicious object that looked like a pistol," an Israeli police statement said. "They called upon him to stop and began to chase after him on foot. During the chase, officers also opened fire at the suspect, who was neutralised."There has been an uptick in violence in occupied east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank in recent days, although it has yet to reach the levels of 2015 to 2016. On Monday, Israeli police shot and wounded a man who attempted to stab an officer in occupied east Jerusalem. There have been fears that Israeli plans to take advantage of a controversial green light from US President Donald Trump to annex swathes of the West Bank could stoke further violence.
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