Israeli Soldiers Murder Jewish Man Believing He Was Palestinian (VIDEO)

An Israeli officer (R) shot and killed an Israeli Jewish man believing that he was a Palestinian. (Photo: via Social Media)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Israeli forces shot and killed an Israeli Jewish man, believing that he was a Palestinian, in the Southern city of Ashkelon, Israeli media reported.

While initial reports in Hebrew media spoke about a ‘terror attack’ committed by a Palestinian from Gaza, the official version was later altered.

According to The Times of Israel, the man, who suffered “from mental illness”, tried to snatch a gun from a female Israeli soldier and was killed by the commander of the brigade, who “chased (him) while calling on him to stop in Arabic, before fatally shooting him.

Tensions have risen in recent weeks, following a series of attacks carried out by Palestinians inside Israel. 

On Sunday, two Palestinian women were fatally shot in Bethlehem and Hebron (Al-Khalil), while a Palestinian young man was killed in Jenin Saturday, as Israeli forces stormed the refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city. 

(The Palestine Chronicle)

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