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Saturday, May 9, 2026
Young Palestinian man from East Jerusalem stabbed to death in West Bank; police launch probe
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA young Palestinian man from East Jerusalem has been fatally stabbed in the West Bank.
Paramedics in the Palestinian Red Crescent brought the wounded 22-year-old to al-Za’im checkpoint outside Jerusalem this evening, where Magen David Adom teams picked him up and rushed him to the hospital.
The young man sustained a severe stab wound and paramedics attempted to resuscitate him on the way, Magen David Adom says. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The victim is identified as Ahmad Almashny by Arabic-language outlets. According to police, he was brought by Red Crescent paramedics from Anata, a Palestinian town just beyond the West Bank security barrier.
The Binyamin police station in the West Bank has launched an investigation into the incident, police added.
The Times of Israel Community.