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| Israeli child killed in West Bank | Israeli child killed in West Bank |
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| A Palestinian wielding an axe has killed an Israeli boy and wounded another in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, Israeli doctors say. | A Palestinian wielding an axe has killed an Israeli boy and wounded another in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, Israeli doctors say. |
| The attack took place in the Bat Ayin settlement south of Bethlehem. The attacker is reported to have escaped. | The attack took place in the Bat Ayin settlement south of Bethlehem. The attacker is reported to have escaped. |
| Doctors say the fatality was a 13-year-old, while a seven-year-old boy was being treated for serious wounds. | Doctors say the fatality was a 13-year-old, while a seven-year-old boy was being treated for serious wounds. |
| Reports say it appears to be the latest of sporadic attacks by Palestinians in Israeli-occupied territory. | Reports say it appears to be the latest of sporadic attacks by Palestinians in Israeli-occupied territory. |
| A massive search by police and the army is now under way around Bat Ayin, where around a thousand settlers live. | |
| Israeli TV reported that the attacker was a local Palestinian who attacked the two youngsters with an axe and a knife. | |
| Settler leader Shaul Goldstein said security guards managed to shoot the attacker, but he escaped. | |
| The attack comes days after the right-leaning government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in. | |
| There was no immediate claim of responsibility. |