Dramatic moment an Israeli soldier takes aim at a veiled teenage Palestinian student... who was shot dead moments later for attempting to stab a West Bank checkpoint guard
The unnamed solider can be seen in a tense stand-off with the
veiled young woman, thought to be Hadeel al-Hashlamon, an 18-year-old
Palestinian student. The confrontation, which involved at least one
other soldier (top right), came in Hebron on the West Bank Tuesday
after, where tensions have been at fever-point for days as major
religious festivals in both the Jewish and Muslim calendars approach.
Moments after the image was photographed, al-Hashlamon was shot. Family
members were later pictured (bottom right) grieving over her dead body,
which was rolled through the streets as her relatives mourned. The
killing came after Israeli authorities banned young Muslim men from the
Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third-holiest site, and implemented a travel ban
over the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.
Standing guard: Pictured are two
Israeli border guards manning a checkpoint in Hebron on Friday. One
appears to be filming while the other takes aim
Dramatic moment Israeli soldier pointed his rifle at veiled teenage Palestinian student... who was shot dead moments later for attempting to stab checkpoint guard
- Photograph shows unnamed soldier's deadly stand-off in the city of Hebron on the West Bank
- Veiled woman thought to be Hadeel al-Hashlamon, an 18-year-old student
- Moments after the image was taken, al-Hashlamon was shot and later died on her injuries
The military said forces opened fire and 'identified a hit' following the incident in the West Bank city of Hebron.
The
woman was identified as 18-year-old university student Hadeel
al-Hashlamon. She was taken to an Israeli hospital in critical condition
and her father, Salah al-Hashlamon, said she later died of her
injuries. The soldier was not wounded.
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Stand-off: An Israeli soldier aims his
rifle at a veiled woman, though to be Hadeel al-Haslamon, a Palestinian
teenager who tried to stab a soldier on the West Bank city of Hebron
Tense: Another soldier is seen here
joining the strabd-off as a man in civilian attire seems to try to
intervene. Shortly after this picture was taken, al-Hashlamon was shot
dead
Mourning: Friends and family of al-Hashlamon are pictured here rolling her body through the streets of Hebron after the shooting
Earlier
Tuesday, the military said a 23-year-old Palestinian was found dead in a
village near Hebron - allegedly after an explosive device he was
handling went off.
The
military said it arrived in the area to respond to rock throwing. The
Palestinians said the circumstances behind the man's death were unclear.
The
violence comes amid rising tensions surrounding Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa
Mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the
Noble Sanctuary. The site, holy to both Jews and Muslims, has been a
flashpoint for violence in recent days.
Tensions
boiled over last week on the eve of the Jewish new year holiday of Rosh
Hashanah when Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the Al-Aqsa
Mosque and, in clashes with police that would continue for days, threw
rocks and firecrackers at officers. An Israeli man was also killed in
Jerusalem when Palestinians pelted his car with rocks.
Unrest: Hebron has been a scene of violence for days. Palestinian youths are pictured above last Friday burning an Israeli flag
Speaking
in Paris on Tuesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for an
end to the violence. 'It's extremely dangerous. We don't want to see
this continue,' he told the media after a meeting with French President
Francois Hollande.
Ahead
of the Yom Kippur fast, which began Tuesday evening, Israel reinstated a
rule banning Muslim men under age 40 from the Al-Aqsa Mosque as a
measure to ensure calm during the holiday. It also said West Bank and
Gaza crossings would be closed during the holiday, and would reopen
Wednesday.
Attacks: Palestinians throw Molotov cocktails towards Israeli Border Police during the clashes last Friday
Angry: Palestian marchers take their anger to the streets after Hamas called for what it described as a 'day of rage'
Police
said security will be beefed up during the 25-hour fast, which comes
two days ahead of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, also known as the
Festival of Sacrifice.
Eid
al-Adha commemorates the willingness of the prophet Ibrahim - or
Abraham as he is known in the Bible - to sacrifice his son in accordance
with God's will, though in the end God provides him a sheep to
sacrifice instead.
Near the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, police were seen preventing men and women from entering the mosque Tuesday.
Police
spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said some women were being barred from
entering because they were part of an outlawed group that sees itself as
defenders of the Muslim holy site and tries to disrupt Jewish visits to
the site.
The
age limit for men at Al-Aqsa has been put in place intermittently after
protests erupted at the site, with mostly younger Palestinians throwing
rocks clashing with police at the compound and elsewhere.
Standing guard: Pictured are two
Israeli border guards manning a checkpoint in Hebron on Friday. One
appears to be filming while the other takes aim
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