Israeli forces murder Palestinian woman

Tel Aviv regime forces have shot dead a Palestinian woman in the occupied West Bank for allegedly attempting to stab an Israeli trooper.

The incident took place on Thursday at the Innab checkpoint near the Palestinian town of Anabta, located adjacent to the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the death of the woman whose identity is not clear yet but did not provide further details on the incident.

Palestinian Ma'an news agency also quoted Palestinian Red Crescent spokeswoman Errab Foqoha as saying that the Israeli troops prevented an ambulance of the health organization from reaching the scene.

Red Crescent staff saw the woman lying on the ground before being taken inside an Israeli ambulance, Foqoha added.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army claimed in a statement that the victim was armed with a knife and tried to stab a soldier.

"Forces responded to the immediate threat by shooting the attacker, resulting in her death,” the statement said, adding that no Israelis were wounded in the Thursday incident.