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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.
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.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. Israeli TV reported that the attacker was a local Palestinian.
Settler leader Shaul Goldstein said security guards managed to shoot the attacker, but he escaped.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. One witness, who said his name was Avinoam, described trying to wrestle the man.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. "I was near the settlement offices when I saw a Palestinian with an axe running toward me," he told Israeli television.
"I managed to block his arm, we fell to the ground and struggled but he managed to run away.
"I called for help, another resident fired at him, but missed.
"When I got up, I saw a child wounded in the head. I cried to warn his mother, who ran toward him," he said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
It is the first such incident since the right-leaning government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office.