A Border Police officer shot and wounded an assailant at the rear entrance of the Qalandiya checkpoint after a vehicle carrying Arab security guards who were not identified as such blocked the officers and then attacked them, according to initial reports. The officer fired at the suspect's lower body after feeling his life was in danger. No injuries to Israeli forces were reported.
At 06:21, The Zioneer reported initial details of a Border Police officer shooting an assailant at the Qalandiya checkpoint. A follow-up report at 06:24 now provides a fuller account of the incident.
According to the updated report, the incident began when Border Police officers arrived at the rear entrance of the Qalandiya checkpoint. A vehicle carrying Arab security guards who were not identified as such blocked the officers and prevented them from passing. When the officers exited their vehicle to move the blockage, the guards exited theirs and attacked them. An officer, feeling his life was in danger, fired at one of the assailants, striking him in the lower body. No injuries were reported among Israeli forces.
The suspect's condition and the exact circumstances surrounding the identification failure remain unclear.
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