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Last update - 11:33 03/05/2008 IDF troops at checkpoint shoot dead knife-carrying Palestinian By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent, and Reuters Tags: Israel, Palestinians  Israel Defense Forces soldiers on Saturday shot dead a Palestinian man who arrived at an army checkpoint south of the West Bank city of Hebron carrying a knife, Palestinian officials and Israeli medics said. Soldiers manning the checkpoint opened fire on Khalil al-Za'ari, 28, after he ignored calls to drop his knife, an IDF spokeswoman said. The man died on his way to a hospital in Israel, Israeli medics said. The knife found in his possession was measured at 15 centimeters long. Advertisement Related articles: Palestinians: IDF kills 62-year-old Gazan; 9 Qassams hit Negev Livni: PA must ensure terrorists don`t exploit our W. Bank moves Israeli-Palestinian paper criticizes 10 W. Bank roadblocks Bookmark to del.icio.us   Under probe Olmert stays focused on work despite new allegations. Taxi Hamas Hamas police cars serve as taxis in fuel-starved Gaza.   1.   A non-lethal shot should have been fired. 12:26  |  Yered Shmuel 03/05/08   2.   #1 - nice thoughts but near impossible 14:06  |  Adrian de Klerk 03/05/08   3.   #1 Yered 14:10  |  Steven 03/05/08   4.   Non-lethal force? 14:18  |  The Watchman 03/05/08   5.   IDF troops at checkpoint shoot dead knife-carrying Palestinia 15:34  |  Iamahamed 03/05/08   6.   Shoot to wound. 15:52  |  Charles Smyth 03/05/08   7.   #1 Don`t you recall all the incidents 16:35  |  * BEN JABO 03/05/08   8.   Why don`t the IDF carry somekind of stun.... 16:40  |  Deborah 03/05/08   9.   #1 2ND TRY - Kneecapping & Shooting the knife 23:53  |  * BEN JABO 03/05/08   10.   #8 Deborah - Why did he carry a knife? 01:03  |  * BEN JABO 04/05/08   11.   Perhaps he was on a suicide mission to kill himself? 02:25  |  Ian Robertson 04/05/08   12.   #5 Iamahamed, Use your brain if you have one 02:30  |  Murray the Mongoose 04/05/08   13.   #I5 amahamed 03:48  |  * BEN JABO 04/05/08   14.   Another knife carrying Palestinian shot... 05:06  |  Silvienne 04/05/08   15.   #14 Silly Vain 06:38  |  * BEN JABO 04/05/08   16.   Silvienne the Parrot 18:24  |  Murray the Mongoose 04/05/08   17.   The watchman 23:44  |  Luis M. Fuentes 04/05/08   18.   Silly Vain - There is a saying 01:06  |  * BEN JABO 05/05/08   19.   Just today in Philadelphia 01:08  |  * BEN JABO 05/05/08   20.   Vered Shmuel - You seem to have a good heart 01:13  |  * BEN JABO 05/05/08

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