March 7, 2022: Abdul-Rahman Jamal Qassem, 22, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers after he reportedly stabbed two soldiers near Bab al-Qattanin leading to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank.
Israeli sources said two soldiers were moderately injured in the stabbing incident before the soldiers shot and killed the Palestinian.
Dozens of soldiers and police officers were deployed in the area after the incident before the army closed the entire area.
The soldiers also attacked many Palestinians in the area closed all gates leading to the Al-Aqsa Mosque before preventing the worshippers from entering the holy site.
Abdul-Rahman is the fifth Palestinian to be killed by Israeli soldiers in the first week of March 2022.
On March 06th, the soldiers killed Yamen Nafez Jaffal, 16, after the army invaded Abu Dis town, east of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and Karim Jamal al-Qawasmi, 19, from the at-Tour town, in Jerusalem, after shooting him near Bab Hutta gate, north of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
On March 01st, 2022, the soldiers killed Ammar Shafiq Abu Afifa, 21, near Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, and Shadi Najm, 18, in Jenin, in the West Bank.
Abdul-Rahman was from the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of Ramallah, and lived in the nearby town of Jifna. Source: IMEMC