Palestinian stabs Israelis in W Bank

A Palestinian man stabbed two Israelis in the northern West Bank before being shot dead, the Israeli military says. BBC News reports.

The attack took place near the entrance to the Jewish settlement of Maale Levona and the Palestinian village of Sinjil, on Route 60.

Medics said one of the Israelis was in a serious condition in hospital, and that the other suffered light wounds.

Their identities were not immediately clear, and there were conflicting reports about who shot the Palestinian.

Israeli military sources told the AFP news agency that the Israelis were soldiers.

The Israeli military did not identify them, but said its soldiers had "killed the terrorist". Israeli media reported that the lightly-wounded Israeli opened fire.

Israeli security forces were searching the area in the wake of the attack, they added.

This is the second knife attack in the occupied West Bank in a week.

Last Thursday, an Israeli soldier was stabbed by a Palestinian man during a security operation near the settlement of Oranit. The soldier suffered light wounds, while the assailant was arrested.