OCCUPIED JERUSALEM— A Palestinian man
stabbed two Israeli settlers in occupied Jerusalem before he was shot by
occupation forces Monday leaving all three wounded, Israeli forces and medics
said.
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The assailant "stabbed two civilians
with a knife" near the city's central bus station, occupation forces said
in a statement.
The statement added that soldiers
"noticed the incident, and one of them opened fire and neutralized the
(assailant), who is currently receiving medical treatment."
An Israeli spokesman told AFP the assailant
was a Palestinian man from the West Bank city Hebron.
The
settlers stabbed, men in their mid-20s,
were treated for their wounds before being taken to Shaare Zedek hospital in
moderate condition, said medics from the Magen David Adom organization.
There was no immediate indication about the
condition of the assailant, who was seen smiling by an AFP photographer as he
was taken away for medical treatment.
Earlier Monday, a Palestinian man attempted
to stab an Israeli soldier with a screwdriver at the Gush Etzion junction
south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, Israel said.
Soldiers at the scene managed "to thwart
the attempted attack and neutralized the assailant," a statement from
occupation forces said.
"The attacker was evacuated to a
hospital for further medical treatment."
Tensions in the West Bank and east Jerusalem
have risen after six Palestinian prisoners escaped a high-security prison in
northern Israel last week, sparking a manhunt that has seen the capture of four
of them in recent days.
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