(MENAFN) Israeli gunfire in the occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday injured a mentally disabled Palestinian woman, Anadolu agency reported.
In a statement released by the Israeli police, the Palestinian woman walking on the rail tracks in the northern Shuafat town was "neutralized" by shooting in leg.
The statement claimed the Palestinian woman was shot after she did not respond to calls by police to stop and that she might have the intent of carrying out an attack.
According to Palestinian media reports, the woman is identified as 28-year-old Duha Ebu Hudayr, who is mentally disabled.
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