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| A Palestinian attacker wielding an axe has killed an Israeli boy and wounded another in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, police say. | A Palestinian attacker wielding an axe has killed an Israeli boy and wounded another in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, police say. |
| The incident took place in the Bat Ayin settlement south of Bethlehem. The attacker is reported to have escaped. | The incident took place in the Bat Ayin settlement south of Bethlehem. The attacker is reported to have escaped. |
| Doctors said the fatality was a 13-year-old, Shlomo Nativ, while a seven-year-old boy suffered serious wounds. | |
| The military wing of Islamic Jihad and Imad Mughniyeh Group said they carried out the attack, Israel Radio reports. | The military wing of Islamic Jihad and Imad Mughniyeh Group said they carried out the attack, Israel Radio reports. |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the attack as a "senseless act of brutality against innocents". | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the attack as a "senseless act of brutality against innocents". |
| 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. |
| I saw a Palestinian with an axe running toward me. I managed to block his arm, we fell to the ground and struggled but he managed to run away Avinoameyewitness Livni condemns new Israel leaders Musician ordered out of West Bank | I saw a Palestinian with an axe running toward me. I managed to block his arm, we fell to the ground and struggled but he managed to run away Avinoameyewitness Livni condemns new Israel leaders Musician ordered out of West Bank |
| It is also the first such incident since the right-leaning government of Prime Minister Netanyahu took office. | It is also the first such incident since the right-leaning government of Prime Minister Netanyahu took office. |
| There are fears that the killing could heighten tensions between the Israeli cabinet and the Palestinians. | There are fears that the killing could heighten tensions between the Israeli cabinet and the Palestinians. |
| Mr Netanyahu's foreign minister has declared his government will abandon the Annapolis agreement and go back to the so-called roadmap for peace. | Mr Netanyahu's foreign minister has declared his government will abandon the Annapolis agreement and go back to the so-called roadmap for peace. |
| According to the roadmap, the Palestinians first have to take a number of steps on security before going on to solve the final issues involved in creating their own state, the BBC's Paul Wood in Jerusalem says. | According to the roadmap, the Palestinians first have to take a number of steps on security before going on to solve the final issues involved in creating their own state, the BBC's Paul Wood in Jerusalem says. |
| Eyewitness account | Eyewitness account |
| Israeli TV reported that the attacker was a local Palestinian. | Israeli TV reported that the attacker was a local Palestinian. |
| A massive search by police and the army is now under way around Bat Ayin, which is inhabited by about 1,000 religious settlers. | A massive search by police and the army is now under way around Bat Ayin, which is inhabited by about 1,000 religious settlers. |
| 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. |
| One witness, who said his name was Avinoam, described trying to wrestle the man. | One witness, who said his name was Avinoam, described trying to wrestle the man. |
| "I was near the settlement offices when I saw a Palestinian with an axe running toward me," he told Israeli television. | "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 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. | "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. | "When I got up, I saw a child wounded in the head. I cried to warn his mother, who ran toward him," he said. |
| More than 400,000 Jewish settlers live in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, areas which were captured by Israeli in the 1967 war. | More than 400,000 Jewish settlers live in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, areas which were captured by Israeli in the 1967 war. |
| All Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territory are regarded as illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this. | All Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territory are regarded as illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this. |