Palestinian stabs soldier in West Bank

A Palestinian attacher has stabbed a soldier in the West Bank before being shot and killed by Israeli troops.

Israeli security forces stand guard at a scene of shooting

A Palestinian attacker has stabbed a soldier in the West Bank before being shot by Israeli troops. (AAP) Source: EPA

The Israeli military says a Palestinian attacker has stabbed a soldier in the West Bank, and then was shot and killed by troops at the scene.

Tuesday's stabbing at the Gush Etzion junction is the latest in three-and-a-half months of near-daily attacks that have killed 21 Israelis since mid-September. That death toll doesn't include the two people killed in a Friday shooting in Tel Aviv, as the motive for that assault remains unclear.

At least 131 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire, 90 of them identified by Israel as assailants. The rest died in clashes with security forces.

Israel says the violence is being fanned by a Palestinian campaign of lies and incitement. The Palestinians say it is rooted in frustration stemming from nearly five decades of Israeli occupation.


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