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Palestinian tries to stab Israelis in West Bank, is shot: army
JERUSALEM, Nov 5, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – A Palestinian man tried to stab Israeli
civilians and a soldier in the occupied West Bank on Monday before being shot
by a soldier, the army said.
The soldier “thwarted this attack after he identified a terrorist
attempting to stab civilians and an IDF (Israel Defence Forces) officer,” the
army said of the incident at Elias junction near Hebron and the settlement of
Kiryat Arba.
“In response, the soldier fired towards the terrorist and neutralised him.
He was then evacuated to receive medical treatment. No injuries to Israeli
civilians or IDF soldiers were reported,” the statement said.
A military spokeswoman told AFP the alleged assailant was a Palestinian,
who appeared to be slightly wounded in video footage taken after the
incident.
A wave of mainly lone-wolf Palestinian attacks against Israelis broke out
in 2015.
The number of attacks has decreased since, but there are fears of another
upsurge in violence.
On October 22, a Palestinian was shot dead when attempting to stab soldiers
in Hebron.
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