Israeli Troops Shoot Dead Palestinian Near Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers shot dead one Palestinian and wounded two others early Monday at a checkpoint near East Jerusalem, Palestinian medical and security sources said.
The victim, 40-year-old Akram Dair from a village in the West Bank near Ramallah, was driving in a car with two other Palestinians when border guards opened fire at them, the sources said.
The wounded Palestinians were taken to a hospital in Ramallah. Palestinian security officials said they were apparently trying to enter Jerusalem to seek work illegally.
West Bank Palestinians do not have the right to enter Israeli territory, including East Jerusalem which was annexed by the Jewish state.
An army spokesman confirmed to Agence France Presse that an "incident" had occurred on a road leading from the West Bank to Jerusalem, but could not give details.
East Jerusalem was won by Israel during the June 1967 war and then annexed, a move that has never been recognized by the international community. The Palestinians want to make East Jerusalem the capital of their state, but this is rejected by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Source: Agence France Presse
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