Israel Suffers Four Attacks in 24 Hours Palestinian shot dead after stabbing Israeli soldier in Hebron By Rory Jones
http://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-suffers-four-attacks-in-24-hours-1474101724
TEL AVIV—A knife-wielding Palestinian assailant stabbed an Israeli soldier before being shot dead by security forces in the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday, the military said, the fourth attack against Israelis in less than 24 hours.
The soldier was taken to the hospital.
Two Palestinians and a Jordanian were also killed on Friday by Israeli forces after launching separate knife and car-ramming attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers, the country’s police and army said.
A Palestinian assailant stabbed an Israeli soldier on Friday afternoon at a checkpoint in the West Bank city of Hebron before being killed, Israel’s military said. The soldier was evacuated to the hospital, it added.
Hours earlier in the nearby Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba, two Palestinians rammed their car into a bus stop full of Israeli settlers, injuring three people, the army said.
Israeli soldiers then fired on the car, killing one assailant and wounding the other, it said.
A knife-wielding Jordanian citizen also on Friday attacked Israeli police near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City before being killed, a police spokeswoman said. It wasn’t clear why the man was in Israel and an investigation had been launched, police said.
Over the past year, Palestinians have launched more than 300 attacks against Israelis, killing 40 people and wounding more than 500, according to Israeli officials.
Some 200 Palestinians have also been killed by Israeli forces, most after attacks against Israelis, according to Palestinian officials.
The violence had slowed since July, when Israel imposed military and financial restrictions on the Palestinian West Bank after a series of bloody attacks on Jewish settlers in the territory.
Those attacks followed a June shooting in which two Palestinians from the West Bank city of Yatta sneaked into Israel and opened fire on a busy Tel Aviv food court, killing four Israelis.
Since his appointment in May, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has warned of a harsh response to Palestinians who commit violence against Israelis.
Palestinians are being inspired to launch attacks against Israelis by incitement online and in mosques, Israeli officials have said.
Palestinian officials have said the attackers are frustrated with life under military occupation and dim prospects for peace amid Israeli settlement construction on land wanted for a future Palestinian state.
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