An Israeli court sentenced on Wednesday a Palestinian young man to 35 years in prison for allegedly being involved in a stabbing attack two years ago.
Maariv Hebrew newspaper said that the Jerusalemite Ayman al-Kurd 22 was convicted of stabbing two Israeli police officers in occupied Jerusalem before being shot.
The incident in question took place near the Sahera Gate one of the gates of Jerusalem’s Old City. Israeli soldiers shot the young man causing paralysis before detaining him.
The court sentenced al-Kurd to 35 years in prison in addition to ordering him to pay 330.000 Shekels in compensation to the wounded officers.
