23-year-old Palestinian killed in Qalandia after attempted stabbing

According Israeli media, a Palestinian tried to stab a border police officer at the Qalandia guard post near Ramallah. The assailant was shot and killed. Jerusalem Police said the assailant jabbed at the officer but failed to pierce through his protective vest. Officers fired at the assailant's lower body, and he fell down. When a sapper examined the assailant for explosives, he grabbed a pair of scissors from the sapper and tried to stab him. A Border Police officer then fired at the assailant, killing him.

A search of the body found two more knives, the police said in a statement. He was later identified as Omar Mohammed al-Faqih, 23, from Qalandia.