Palestinian killed " threatened " an Israeli soldier with a knife

The Israeli army announced Saturday it had killed a Palestinian " threatened " a soldier with a knife near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron in the southern West Bank. The news agency "AFP" a statement from the IDF said that " attacking Astelt a knife and tried to stab a soldier stationed near the Tomb of the Patriarchs . In response, the troops fired upon and killed her ." For its part, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the death of " a Palestinian girl shot dead by the Israeli army ," without giving details .