A Palestinian man was shot dead at a checkpoint in the West Bank early Friday morning after assaulting a soldier and attempting to snatch his weapon, the military said.

According to the Israel Defense Forces, the suspect arrived from the Israeli side of the Rantis Checkpoint, northwest of Ramallah, in a car that had apparently been stolen. Palestinian criminals frequently steal cars in Israel to bring them into the West Bank.

“While IDF soldiers inspected his vehicle, the suspect attacked an IDF soldier and attempted to steal his weapon. Another soldier in the area shot at the suspect and neutralized him,” the military said in a statement.

The IDF said the soldier was lightly hurt and taken to a hospital for further treatment.

The suspect died of his wounds at the........

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