A Palestinian dies at the hands of the Israel Police after stabbing an agent in Ashkelon

MADRID, 12 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –

A Palestinian citizen died on Tuesday at the hands of the Israel Police after stabbing an agent, who was slightly injured, in the city of Ashkelon, as part of the escalation of violence in the area.

The agent in question has approached the man, who was acting in a “suspicious” way, and, during a search, has drawn a knife and stabbed him. The Israeli Police has indicated that the agent has been able to remove the weapon from him and open fire on the attacker, the newspaper ‘The Times of Israel’ has collected.

The event has taken place in a construction zone of Ashkelon. According to the Police, the attacker lived in Hebron, in the West Bank, and was around 40 years old.

Israeli security forces are on high alert in the face of the deadliest wave of attacks in recent years in which Israel is immersed. Nearly a fortnight of Israelis have been killed in the last two weeks.

In addition, the event took place after the death of two Palestinians on Monday, while another was injured with live bullets, according to the Wafa news agency, which also reports the arrest of 25 civilians by Israeli security forces. .

The Israeli Army has carried out a series of operations in the West Bank against the family homes of the perpetrators of the attacks in recent weeks –three dead in Tel Aviv on Friday and five at the end of March in nearby Bnei Brak– and in search of signs of upcoming attacks.

The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, continues with “great concern” the escalation of violence in the area. As detailed on Monday by his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, he is “horrified” by the high number of deaths, also of women and children.

At a press conference, Dujarric pointed out that Guterres has reiterated that children “should never be the target of violence” and has asked the Israeli forces “to exercise maximum restraint and use lethal force as a last resort, when strictly necessary.” to protect life.” “We will continue to work with all parties to de-escalate the situation,” the spokesman guaranteed.