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| 2 Israelis Stabbed to Death in Tel Aviv by Palestinian | 2 Israelis Stabbed to Death in Tel Aviv by Palestinian |
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| JERUSALEM — A Palestinian man fatally stabbed two Israeli men on Thursday and injured a third at a commercial complex in Tel Aviv, according to the police, before he was overpowered by passers-by. | JERUSALEM — A Palestinian man fatally stabbed two Israeli men on Thursday and injured a third at a commercial complex in Tel Aviv, according to the police, before he was overpowered by passers-by. |
| The police said that the attack took place in a store selling synagogue decorations and that two of the victims may have been assaulted while they were praying there. The third victim was stabbed nearby. | The police said that the attack took place in a store selling synagogue decorations and that two of the victims may have been assaulted while they were praying there. The third victim was stabbed nearby. |
| The attack came hours after Israel and the Palestinian Authority signed a long-awaited agreement granting Palestinian mobile carriers the right to offer 3G cellular services in the West Bank. The move, intended to help economic development, was seen as part of a broader effort to restore calm after weeks of violence. | The attack came hours after Israel and the Palestinian Authority signed a long-awaited agreement granting Palestinian mobile carriers the right to offer 3G cellular services in the West Bank. The move, intended to help economic development, was seen as part of a broader effort to restore calm after weeks of violence. |
| Fifteen Israelis have been killed in attacks involving knives, vehicles and guns since the beginning of October, and an Eritrean man was killed after he was mistaken for being an assailant. More than 80 Palestinians have been killed over the same period, some of them while attacking or attempting to attack Israelis, and others in clashes with the Israeli security forces. | Fifteen Israelis have been killed in attacks involving knives, vehicles and guns since the beginning of October, and an Eritrean man was killed after he was mistaken for being an assailant. More than 80 Palestinians have been killed over the same period, some of them while attacking or attempting to attack Israelis, and others in clashes with the Israeli security forces. |
| In the absence of peace talks, Israel has suggested that economic inducements could help restore calm and ease tensions with the Palestinians. | |
| “We always agreed to confidence-building measures with the Palestinians, and to help with their economy,” an Israeli minister, Yuval Steinitz, said in a briefing with international reporters this month. But, he added, “Even confidence-building measures should be built on some kind of reciprocity.” Mr. Steinitz said Israel expected action from Palestinian leaders to end incitement to violence in the news media. | |
| West Bank cities have plenty of smartphone users and a burgeoning high-tech industry, but Palestinian carriers have been forced to make do with 2G data bandwidth, which was introduced to the area in 1998. | West Bank cities have plenty of smartphone users and a burgeoning high-tech industry, but Palestinian carriers have been forced to make do with 2G data bandwidth, which was introduced to the area in 1998. |
| Under the interim peace accords of the mid-1990s, Israel controls the allocation of radio frequencies in the West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority exercises limited self-rule. | Under the interim peace accords of the mid-1990s, Israel controls the allocation of radio frequencies in the West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority exercises limited self-rule. |
| For the Palestinians, the lack of 3G service has been a sore point and, they say, a symbol of how the Israeli occupation has held them back. | For the Palestinians, the lack of 3G service has been a sore point and, they say, a symbol of how the Israeli occupation has held them back. |
| In March 2013, on the eve of a visit to the West Bank city of Ramallah by President Obama, dozens of posters warned the president not to bother bringing his smartphone. | In March 2013, on the eve of a visit to the West Bank city of Ramallah by President Obama, dozens of posters warned the president not to bother bringing his smartphone. |
| The agreement on Thursday was signed by Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, the coordinator of government activities in the territories, the Israeli agency that works with the Palestinians on civil affairs, and the Palestinian minister of civil affairs, Hussein al-Sheikh. | The agreement on Thursday was signed by Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, the coordinator of government activities in the territories, the Israeli agency that works with the Palestinians on civil affairs, and the Palestinian minister of civil affairs, Hussein al-Sheikh. |
| Israeli officials said that 3G services would most likely be available to Palestinian carriers in the next few weeks. It was less clear when, or even if, the same service would be made available in Gaza, the Palestinian coastal territory dominated by Hamas, the Islamic militant group. | |
| The authorities are also looking into the possibility of adding 4G service. | The authorities are also looking into the possibility of adding 4G service. |