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| Palestinian shot dead after stabbing two Israeli solders in the West Bank | Palestinian shot dead after stabbing two Israeli solders in the West Bank |
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| A Palestinian has been shot dead after stabbing and wounding two Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli army. | A Palestinian has been shot dead after stabbing and wounding two Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli army. |
| An Israeli army spokeswoman said the Palestinian was shot dead by soldiers following the attack. | An Israeli army spokeswoman said the Palestinian was shot dead by soldiers following the attack. |
| One of the solders was stabbed in the neck on a main road near the Jewish settlement of Maale Levona near Shilo. They were taken to hospital in critical condition. | One of the solders was stabbed in the neck on a main road near the Jewish settlement of Maale Levona near Shilo. They were taken to hospital in critical condition. |
| The other solder was slightly hurt in the incident, the spokesperson said. | The other solder was slightly hurt in the incident, the spokesperson said. |
| “Israeli soldiers shot and killed the terrorist,” they added. | “Israeli soldiers shot and killed the terrorist,” they added. |
| Emergency services in the area told Sky News: “Paramedics are transferring a young man of around 20 to [Jerusalem's] Shaarei Tzedek hospital in serious condition with a stab wound to his upper body," while Palestinian security forces are reported to have sent an ambulance to retrieve the attacker's body. | Emergency services in the area told Sky News: “Paramedics are transferring a young man of around 20 to [Jerusalem's] Shaarei Tzedek hospital in serious condition with a stab wound to his upper body," while Palestinian security forces are reported to have sent an ambulance to retrieve the attacker's body. |
| In December last year an Israeli family in the West Bank we attacked by a man pretending to be a hitchhiker. The man, believed to be Palestinian, threw acid at the family while they were in their car. It came a day after a member of the Palestinian cabinet died following clashes with Israeli troops. | |
| The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be illegal. Since the end of the Israel-Gaza conflict last year, which was sparked by a series of retaliatory attacks between Palestinians and Israelis in the West Bank amid growing tensions, the cases of violence in the area have reportedly begun to subside. | |
| Additional reporting by Reuters | Additional reporting by Reuters |