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Israelis injured in new spate of stabbings Israelis injured in new spate of stabbings
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Six Israelis have been wounded and one assailant shot dead in the latest in a spate of stabbing attacks. Seven Israelis have been wounded and one suspected assailant killed in the latest spate of stabbing attacks.
Four Israelis were hurt in Tel Aviv before police killed the attacker, who they have not identified. Police said four Israelis were hurt in Tel Aviv before the suspected attacker was shot dead.
Another was wounded by a Palestinian in East Jerusalem earlier. Security forces on their way to the suspect's house then shot dead a Palestinian as clashes began, Palestinian medics said. Another three Israelis were wounded in East Jerusalem, northern Israel and the West Bank, Israeli officials said.
Nine Israeli police officers were also injured, Israel's Channel 2 TV said. Israeli forces targeting the house of a suspected attacker in the West Bank then shot dead a Palestinian as clashes began, Palestinian medics said.
In yet another attack, an Israeli was stabbed in the West Bank by a Palestinian, police said. Nine Israeli police officers were also injured in the clashes, Israel's Channel 2 TV said.
Four Israelis have been shot or stabbed to death and three attackers killed in a string of attacks since last week. Four Israelis were shot or stabbed to death and three attackers killed in a series of attacks in the past week before Thursday's spate of stabbings.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later said the country was facing a "wave of terror".
At a news conference, he said: "The terrorist extremists won't achieve anything, we thwart them and we will win."
The Israeli authorities have increased security in Jerusalem and the West Bank, and put in place temporary restrictions on Palestinian access to Jerusalem's Old City, in an effort to stop more attacks.The Israeli authorities have increased security in Jerusalem and the West Bank, and put in place temporary restrictions on Palestinian access to Jerusalem's Old City, in an effort to stop more attacks.
'Traumatised''Traumatised'
In Tel Aviv, a female soldier and three civilians were stabbed and lightly wounded with a screwdriver. The male assailant was then chased and shot dead by an air force officer, police said. In Tel Aviv on Thursday, a female soldier and three civilians were stabbed and lightly wounded with a screwdriver. The male assailant was then chased and shot dead by an air force officer, police said.
The incident occurred across the road from the Kirya military compound.The incident occurred across the road from the Kirya military compound.
The mother of the soldier who was stabbed told the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth: "I saw the terrorist running up to my daughter and stabbing her. I started screaming and crying and I understand that this was a terrorist attack.The mother of the soldier who was stabbed told the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth: "I saw the terrorist running up to my daughter and stabbing her. I started screaming and crying and I understand that this was a terrorist attack.
"She sat on her gun so he couldn't steal it, and the other soldier ran after the terrorist. I'm in shock. I just spoke to her and she is traumatised.""She sat on her gun so he couldn't steal it, and the other soldier ran after the terrorist. I'm in shock. I just spoke to her and she is traumatised."
Shortly afterwards, a Palestinian stabbed and seriously wounded a man near the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba, close to the West Bank city of Hebron, the Israeli military said.Shortly afterwards, a Palestinian stabbed and seriously wounded a man near the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba, close to the West Bank city of Hebron, the Israeli military said.
The attacker fled the scene and Israeli forces were searching the area, it added.The attacker fled the scene and Israeli forces were searching the area, it added.
Hours earlier, a Jewish seminary student was seriously injured when he was stabbed in the neck by a Palestinian near a light rail station in the French Hill area of East Jerusalem, police said.Hours earlier, a Jewish seminary student was seriously injured when he was stabbed in the neck by a Palestinian near a light rail station in the French Hill area of East Jerusalem, police said.
The assailant then fled the scene. He reportedly attacked a security guard at the station and attempted to steal his weapon. After a brief struggle, he ran away and was eventually apprehended by police. The assailant then reportedly fled the scene after attacking a security guard at the station and attempting to steal his weapon. He was eventually apprehended, police said.
Israeli security forces then shot dead a Palestinian man during clashes that erupted as they were moving towards the suspect's home, Palestinian medics said.
In yet another attack later on Thursday, an Israeli soldier was stabbed by an attacker in the northern Israeli town of Afula, police said.
They said the assailant - who was not identified - was arrested.
Tensions between Israel and Palestinians have soared in the past couple of weeks, with the attacks on Israelis following clashes between troops and Palestinian youths at a flashpoint holy compound in East Jerusalem.Tensions between Israel and Palestinians have soared in the past couple of weeks, with the attacks on Israelis following clashes between troops and Palestinian youths at a flashpoint holy compound in East Jerusalem.
Hundreds of Palestinians have been wounded and two shot dead, including a 13-year-old boy, in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank over the same period.Hundreds of Palestinians have been wounded and two shot dead, including a 13-year-old boy, in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank over the same period.