Police defend sapper who shot terrorist twice

The Israel Police defends the decision of an off-duty sapper, who shot Hadil Wajia Awad twice after she stabbed an elderly Palestinian man in Jerusalem today.

The sapper was the first person to arrive on the scene. After Awad and a second terrorist did not heed his calls to halt, he shot them.

According to Channel 10, the sapper was not sure whether Awad was hurt badly enough to be considered disarmed and no longer dangerous, and so he decided to shoot her a second time.

The police say their regulations have not changed and the instruction to officers is to shoot with intent to disarm an attacker, not to kill them.

Officers noted that in the past, there were instances in which attackers continued in their attempts to stab Israelis after they were shot and presumed no longer a threat.