Two Palestinians stabbed an Israeli soldier near a group of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank on Thursday before being shot dead, the Army said, the latest in a months-long wave of violence. The incident occurred at the Ariel junction in the West Bank. The female soldier was being taken to hospital, while the two assailants were shot by forces at the scene, the Israeli Army said.
Medics described the victim’s condition as “moderate to severe” and said she was around 20 years old. Since October 1, a wave of violence has killed 196 Palestinians, 28 Israelis, two Americans, an Eritrean and a Sudanese, according to an AFP count.