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Israeli woman stabbed to death in West Bank | Israeli woman stabbed to death in West Bank |
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A 26-year-old Israeli woman has been stabbed to death in the occupied West Bank, hours after another knife attack wounded a soldier in Tel Aviv. | |
The latest incident occurred near the Alon Shvut 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. | 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 then 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. | 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 several times 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. | Earlier reports had said the woman was a 14-year-old girl. |
The attack took place close to where three Israeli students were abducted and killed by Palestinian militants in June, an incident which led to the revenge killing in Jerusalem of a Palestinian teenager by Jewish extremists. | |
Tensions then escalated into a 50-day conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza. | |
Deteriorating security | |
Monday's 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. | The soldier was critically wounded. |
BBC Middle East correspondent Kevin Connolly says there has been no real pattern to the recent spate of attacks - the attackers appear to have acted suddenly, meaning there is no advance intelligence to forewarn the authorities. | |
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. |
Our correspondent says that many Israelis feel the security situation has been deteriorating, with the summer conflict in Gaza, the dispute over rights of prayer at a holy site in Jerusalem and continuing Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem all factors in a worsening atmosphere. |