JERUSALEM: A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli soldier Saturday in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron before he was shot dead, the army said, in the fourth attack on Israelis in less than 24 hours. “In response to the immediate threat, forces at the scene shot the assailant, resulting in his death,” the statement said. On Friday, three alleged assailants were killed while carrying out attacks on Israelis, two in and around occupied Hebron and one in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Another man was killed on Thursday, also in Hebron, after allegedly trying to evade arrest by the Israeli military. Since October, 228 Palestinians, 34 Israelis, two Americans, one Eritrean and a Sudanese have been killed in ongoing violence, according to an Agence France-Pressse count.

Source: Manila Times September 17, 2016 06:56 UTC