Israeli police said that they opened fire at the woman near the residential neighborhood of Pisgat Ze'ev in al-Quds on Sunday, claiming that the shooting took place after she did not heed calls to stop.
Palestinians said the woman is deaf, that is why she didn't respond.
"A short while ago a suspect approached by foot along the train tracks from the area of Beit Hanina toward Pisgat Ze'ev, and was noticed by civilians and security guards who alerted Border Police soldiers who were nearby," Israel’s police said in a statement on Sunday night.
"The woman," the statement added, "was fully clothed in black attire that also covered her face."
According to the statement, policemen shot the woman after she allegedly ignored police calls, suspecting she was carrying an explosive device.
Police later found that the woman was not carrying any weapons. She was transferred to a hospital with injuries to her legs.
