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Israeli 'stabs four Arabs in revenge attack' Israelis and Palestinians injured in new stabbing attacks
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Four Arabs have been injured in an apparent revenge attack amid a spate of fresh stabbings in southern Israel, Jerusalem and the West Bank. Israelis and Palestinians have been injured in a fresh spate of stabbings, including what Israeli police say was an apparent revenge attack on Arabs.
An Israeli suspect was arrested after the four were wounded in Dimona. Two Israeli Bedouins and two Palestinians were hurt when an Israeli stabbed them in apparent retaliation for a wave of attacks on Israelis.
Elsewhere, an attacker was shot dead after stabbing an Israeli policeman near Hebron, while an Israeli teenager was stabbed in Jerusalem. Elsewhere there were further stabbings of Israelis - the latest in a week of such incidents.
It comes after a wave of stabbing and shooting attacks on Israelis by Palestinians in recent days. The attacks come amid soaring tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.
Four Israelis have been killed in the attacks 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, while at least three Palestinians have been killed amid clashes with troops.
Police say the attack in Dimona, which injured two Israeli Bedouins and two Palestinians, was apparently "nationalistic". Rash of attacks
Police say an Israeli stabbed the Bedouins and Palestinians in what was an apparently "nationalistic" attack, in the southern city of Dimona, on Friday morning.
The suspect was arrested and is being questioned.The suspect was arrested and is being questioned.
Later, a policeman was injured and his assailant shot dead near the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba, close to Hebron.
In Jerusalem, a 16-year-old ultra-Orthodox boy was stabbed and wounded. A Palestinian suspect fled but was caught by police.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he "strongly condemned the harming of innocent Arabs" and vowed to bring to justice anyone who breaks the law.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he "strongly condemned the harming of innocent Arabs" and vowed to bring to justice anyone who breaks the law.
The mayor of Dimona said the suspect was "a mentally ill man", the Associated Press news agency reported.
Shortly afterwards, an attacker was shot dead after stabbing an Israeli policeman near Hebron.
In Jerusalem, a 16-year-old ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israeli was stabbed and wounded. A Palestinian suspect fled but was caught by police.
An Israeli policeman, meanwhile, was injured and his assailant shot dead near the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba, close to Hebron. Separately, a Palestinian woman was shot and wounded after trying to stab a guard at a bus station in Afula, northern Israel, police said
Friday's attacks follow 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 attacks follow 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.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.
Five of the Palestinians who carried out the stabbings have been killed.Five of the Palestinians who carried out the stabbings have been 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.