A Palestinian was shot dead by police after vandalizing several cars Neve Yaakov neighborhood Monday morning in East Jerusalem, according to Israel Police.
Palestinian, a man in his 20s, wearing a coat and holding an unknown object. His ordeal was heard after the police reached the spot. a blast from one of the cars nearby, which was suspiciously set on fire.
The police asked the man to remove his coat, but he refused to do so and began muttering “Allahu Akbar” and other verses. A police officer later fired a shot at him, injuring him. The man was shifted to a hospital for medical treatment.
Cars vandalized by a Palestinian in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood of Jerusalem. April 17, 2023 (Credits: Israel Police)
Additional police forces rushed to the spot and set 10 damaged cars and a spare car on fire. Suspected of vandalism for Palestinian cause nationalist cause.