Israeli officer kills Palestinian suspected of stabbing attack

Israeli security personnel check a dead body following an incident at the junction outside the city of Modi'in, Israel September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

An Israeli officer killed a Palestinian man suspected of carrying out a stabbing attack at a traffic junction between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Thursday, Israeli police said.

The suspected assailant got out of his car at a traffic light near the city of Modi'in in Israel, which borders the occupied West Bank, and began stabbing and firing pepper spray at passengers in nearby cars, police said.