Ramallah, Dhu-AlHijjah 15, 1437, Sep 17, 2016, SPA -- Israeli security forces on Saturday shot dead a Palestinian in the southern West Bank city of Al-Khalil after he allegedly attempted to stab a soldier, dpa quoted Israeli military as reporting. A Palestinian, who was not immediately identified, approached soldiers at a checkpoint in the city and stabbed one of them before he was shot dead. The soldier received minor injuries, they said. The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the death without giving any further details, but said that soldiers prevented its ambulances from reaching the area. This is the fourth alleged attacker shot and killed in the last 24 hours. One of them was a Jordanian citizen shot and killed on Friday outside Damascus Gate of Al-Quds 's Old City. --SPA 16:49 LOCAL TIME 13:49 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w