02/12/2014 11:31
Knife-wielding Palestinian girl attacks Israeli man
A Palestinian teenage girl with a knife assaulted an Israeli man Monday in the West Bank, adding another attack to a chain of ethnic violence, CNN reported.
At least 10 Israelis have died in attacks since October. A young Palestinian girl was also reportedly killed in ethnic violence.
Israeli security officers opened fire on the Palestinian teenager. She sustained "serious injuries," Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said.
The girl was taken to a hospital. The stabbing victim was "lightly wounded" near the cluster of Jewish settlements of Gush Etzion, Israel Defense Forces said.
In recent weeks, Palestinian attackers killed and injured Israelis in gun, knife and car attacks. Israeli police have responded by shooting dead most of the alleged assailants.
Authorities said Monday they are investigating an incident involving a vehicle that struck an Israeli citizen at the Alon junction on the West Bank.
The 50-year-old man is in serious condition in Tel HaShomer Hospital in Tel Aviv.