Canadian citizen killed in confrontation with Israeli security forces near Gaza border
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Israeli police said a Canadian citizen was killed after threatening Israeli security forces with a knife near the Gaza border.
Israeli security forces say the unidentified person was armed with a knife
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Israeli officials work at the scene of an attempted stabbing attack that Israeli police say was carried out by a Canadian citizen, at Netiv Haasara, Israel on Monday. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)
Israeli police said a Canadian citizen was killed after threatening Israeli security forces with a knife near the Gaza border.
The Israeli military said the man drove to the entrance of an Israeli town close to the Gaza border, left his vehicle and began threatening security forces with a knife. The forces opened fire and killed the man.
There were no other injuries.
The attack took place at the entrance of the Israeli town of Netiv HaAsara, which is just 300 metres north of the Gaza border. Israel has experienced a wave of stabbing attacks across the country during the nine-month war in Gaza.
