Israeli forces gather where a suspect armed with knife was killed
By AFP
24 February 2020 |
10:24 am
Israeli security forces gather at the scene where Israeli forces shot and killed a suspect in Jerusalem's annexed Old City after he approached officers posted near one of the gates armed with a knife, police said.
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