Israeli Forces Shoot Lebanese TV Reporter in the Face With Stun Grenade

A woman reporting for the Lebanese TV channel Al-Mayadeen was shot in the face and wounded by Israeli forces while reporting from an Arab neighborhood in Jerusalem.

A stun grenade shot by Israeli troops hit Hana Mahamid in the face while she was reporting live from al-Issawiya on Sunday, where clashes between local Arab residents and Israel’s law enforcement have been taking place.

The journalist, who was reporting for the Lebanese TV channel Al-Mayadeen, was wearing a blue flak jacket with a sign marked 'PRESS' attached to it. According to Ma'an News Agency, "In a video of the incident, the reporter suddenly stops talking during a live report and begins screaming after being hit in the face with a canister."

After she was hit, Mahamid was rushed to a local hospital. However, the undaunted TV journalist was later seen on air with bandages on her face and neck.

The reporter claims Israelis aimed directly at her TV crew as it reported clashes in the neighborhood.

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Palestinian Minor Killed by Police After Stabbing Teenager in Jerusalem

Skirmishes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians broke out after Fadi Alloun, a 19-year-old Palestinian law student, was shot dead on Saturday night after fatally stabbing 24-year-old Aaron Bennett and his wife Adele and injuring their two-year-old boy before stabbing and killing Nehemia Lavi, a 41-year-old Rabbi and father of seven who had rushed to the scene.  According to The Independent, Alloun had written on his Facebook page: "Either martyrdom or victory."

In another attack which happened later on Saturday, a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli teenager in Jerusalem's Old City before being shot by police.

Police responded to the attacks by imposing restrictions on the access of Palestinians to the Old City of Jerusalem, a walled area with key religious sites which are important for Muslims, Jews and Christians.

Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that he’d ordered strict measures aimed at preventing acts of terror and restraining and punishing terrorists, pledging a "harsh offensive on Palestinian Islamic terror."

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