Israeli police shot and killed a Palestinian woman who attacked officers on duty with a pair of scissors near Jerusalem's Old City today. A police spokesman said'the 49-year-old woman from east Jerusalem had tried to stab forces near Damascus Gate.' <br/><br/><br/>Local media said that the woman's son was shot and killed last year in an apparent mistake by the police.'<br/><br/>Today's incident came after a wave of Palestinian attacks on civilians and security forces that erupted in September 2015. <br/><br/><br/>Since then, Palestinians have killed 41 Israelis and two visiting Americans.<br/>Israeli forces have killed at least 240 Palestinians during the same period. <br/>''''''<br/><br/><br/><br/>