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Israeli woman stabbed to death in West Bank | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A 25-year-old Israeli woman has been stabbed to death in an attack in the West Bank, hours after another knife attack wounded a soldier in Tel Aviv. | |
The latest incident occurred near a Jewish settlement. The assailant was shot by a security guard. | The latest incident occurred near a Jewish settlement. The assailant was shot by a security guard. |
A Palestinian from the West Bank city of Nablus has been arrested in connection with the attack in Tel Aviv. | A Palestinian from the West Bank city of Nablus has been arrested in connection with the attack in Tel Aviv. |
The stabbings come at a time of heightened tension between Israel and the Palestinians. | The stabbings come at a time of heightened tension between Israel and the Palestinians. |
At the weekend, Israeli Arabs threw stones at police in mainly Arab towns in Israel after police shot dead a young Arab man, who had attacked them with a knife. | At the weekend, Israeli Arabs threw stones at police in mainly Arab towns in Israel after police shot dead a young Arab man, who had attacked them with a knife. |
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to crack down on the violence. | |
'Serious condition' | 'Serious condition' |
Monday's West Bank attack took place at the entrance to the Alon Shvut settlement. | Monday's West Bank attack took place at the entrance to the Alon Shvut settlement. |
The attacker tried to run over people in his car, hit a concrete barrier than got out of the vehicle, reports said. | |
He then stabbed the woman along with two other Israelis at a bus stop. The two injured men were taken to hospital. | |
The attacker was shot by a security guard and was taken from the scene in a serious condition, emergency services said. | The attacker was shot by a security guard and was taken from the scene in a serious condition, emergency services said. |
Earlier reports had said the woman was a 14-year-old girl. | |
The earlier incident in Tel Aviv took place at a busy train station and was described by police as a "terror attack". | |
The soldier was critically wounded. | |
In two other attacks in the past three weeks, Palestinian militants rammed vehicles into pedestrians in Jerusalem, killing four people. Both attackers were shot dead. | In two other attacks in the past three weeks, Palestinian militants rammed vehicles into pedestrians in Jerusalem, killing four people. Both attackers were shot dead. |
A Palestinian suspected of shooting and wounding a prominent right-wing activist, Rabbi Yehuda Glick, in Jerusalem at the end of last month was also shot dead in a gun battle with Israeli police. | A Palestinian suspected of shooting and wounding a prominent right-wing activist, Rabbi Yehuda Glick, in Jerusalem at the end of last month was also shot dead in a gun battle with Israeli police. |