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| Israeli 'stabs four Arabs in revenge attack' | |
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| Four Arab workers have been hurt in an apparent revenge stabbing by an Israeli in a southern city, police say. | |
| A local man has been arrested over the incident, which police said appeared to be "nationalistic". | A local man has been arrested over the incident, which police said appeared to be "nationalistic". |
| It comes after a wave of stabbing and shooting attacks on Israelis by Palestinians in recent days. | It comes after a wave of stabbing and shooting attacks on Israelis by Palestinians in recent days. |
| Four Israelis have been killed and many wounded. At least three Palestinians have been killed amid clashes with troops as tensions have soared. | Four Israelis have been killed and many wounded. At least three Palestinians have been killed amid clashes with troops as tensions have soared. |
| In the latest attack, in Dimona, one of the victims, a municipal worker, was stabbed in the street, before the assailant stabbed the three other men, all construction workers, according to local media. | In the latest attack, in Dimona, one of the victims, a municipal worker, was stabbed in the street, before the assailant stabbed the three other men, all construction workers, according to local media. |
| Two of the victims were Israeli Bedouins and two Palestinian, police said. The suspect was arrested and is being questioned. | Two of the victims were Israeli Bedouins and two Palestinian, police said. The suspect was arrested and is being questioned. |
| Friday's attack follows a sharp rise in violence between Israelis and Palestinians since late last month, when clashes erupted at a flashpoint holy compound in East Jerusalem. | Friday's attack follows a sharp rise in violence between Israelis and Palestinians since late last month, when clashes erupted at a flashpoint holy compound in East Jerusalem. |
| An Israeli couple were shot dead in the West Bank in front of their four children, while two more Israelis were killed in a stabbing in Jerusalem's Old City days later - the first in a spate of stabbings of Israelis in the city, northern and western Israel and the West Bank. | An Israeli couple were shot dead in the West Bank in front of their four children, while two more Israelis were killed in a stabbing in Jerusalem's Old City days later - the first in a spate of stabbings of Israelis in the city, northern and western Israel and the West Bank. |
| Hundreds of Palestinians have been wounded and at least three, including a 13-year-old boy, shot dead in clashes in the West Bank during the same period. Four of the Palestinians who carried out the stabbings were also killed. | Hundreds of Palestinians have been wounded and at least three, including a 13-year-old boy, shot dead in clashes in the West Bank during the same period. Four of the Palestinians who carried out the stabbings were also killed. |
| Israel has boosted security across the country and imposed temporary restrictions on Palestinians wanting to enter the Old City of Jerusalem. | Israel has boosted security across the country and imposed temporary restrictions on Palestinians wanting to enter the Old City of Jerusalem. |
| In a live televised address on Thursday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was "in the midst of a wave of terror" but vowed to defeat it. | In a live televised address on Thursday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was "in the midst of a wave of terror" but vowed to defeat it. |