Israeli police kill Palestinian who stabbed an officer in the occupied West Bank

Israeli police said officers shot and killed a Palestinian after he stabbed a police officer in the occupied West Bank (Tsafrir Abayov/AP)

Israeli police said officers shot and killed a Palestinian after he stabbed a police officer in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.

Police said the officer was slightly injured in the attack and identified the Palestinian as a 19-year-old from the Gaza Strip. It was not immediately clear what he was doing in the West Bank.