2nd Palestinian woman killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank

A Palestinian woman was killed on Sunday by Israeli soldiers in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, official sources and eyewitnesses said, reported Xinhua.

The woman, whose identity wasn't immediately known, was critically injured after being shot by Israeli soldiers near the Ibrahimi Mosque, also known as the Cave of the Patriarchs, in the Old City of Hebron, Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said.

She was left bleeding on the ground until her death, they added.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the death of the unidentified Palestinian woman, citing the information from the Palestinian Civil Liaison Office, an office that coordinates with the Israeli authorities over civilian issues.

Her body was held by the Israeli soldiers in the area, the ministry noted.

According to eyewitnesses, the Israeli army closed the Ibrahimi Mosque before prayers, and prevented the medical teams from reaching the woman.

Meanwhile, Israeli media outlets reported that Israeli soldiers in Hebron opened fire at a Palestinian woman who stabbed an Israeli soldier with a knife at a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque and slightly injured him in the neck.

This was the second Palestinian woman who was killed by Israeli soldiers on Sunday in the West Bank.

Earlier in the day, Ghada Sbateen, a 47-year-old Palestinian woman of six, was killed by Israeli soldiers in the town of Husan near the West Bank city of Bethlehem when trying to carry out a stabbing attack, according to the Palestinian health ministry and Israeli media reports.

On Saturday, Israeli troops raided the hometown of a Palestinian man who carried out a shooting attack in Tel Aviv on Thursday that killed three people.

The raid sparked a gun battle between the Israeli troops and armed Palestinians in which, according to Palestinian sources, at least one Palestinian was killed and several injured.

Tension between Israel and the Palestinians has been flaring over the past couple of weeks and during the Muslims' fasting month of Ramadan, mainly in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.