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Israelis and Palestinians injured in new stabbing attacks Israeli-Palestinian violence spreads over Gaza border
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Israelis and Palestinians have been injured in a fresh spate of stabbings, including what Israeli police say was an apparent revenge attack on Arabs. Fresh violence between Palestinians and Israelis has seen six Palestinians shot dead in Gaza, reports say, and a fresh spate of stabbings.
Two Israeli Bedouins and two Palestinians were hurt when an Israeli stabbed them in apparent retaliation for a wave of attacks on Israelis. Israel said its troops fired over the Gaza border after coming under attack.
Elsewhere there were further stabbings of Israelis - the latest in a week of such incidents. Earlier, police said there had been the first apparent revenge stabbing attack by an Israeli on Arabs.
The attacks come amid soaring tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. Tensions between Israel and the Palestinians have recently soared amid a rash of attacks and confrontations between Palestinians and troops.
Four Israelis have been killed and many wounded, while at least three Palestinians have been killed amid clashes with troops. Since last weekend, gun and knife attacks by Palestinians have left four Israelis dead and many wounded, while at least three Palestinians have been killed during clashes with security forces in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Rash of attacks According to Palestinian medical sources, the six Palestinians were shot dead and many others wounded in two separate incidents in Gaza on Friday when Israeli troops opened fire.
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 Palestinians were protesting in solidarity with Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
The Israeli military said about 200 Palestinians had massed at the border fence, throwing rocks and rolling burning tires toward troops on the other side.
A military spokesman said soldiers "fired at the main instigators in order to halt their advance and disperse the riot".
Analysis: Yolande Knell, BBC News, Jerusalem
With tensions running high after a week of stabbings and violent clashes, much hinges on what happens in the coming hours.
Extra Israeli security forces have been deployed in Arab neighbourhoods of East Jerusalem. There are new metal detectors in the Old City and roadblocks nearby.
It is proving a struggle to prevent the sporadic lone wolf attacks by young Palestinians. These have been motivated by deep anger over access to al-Aqsa Mosque and the current political situation. There is a danger that a heavy-handed Israeli police response could exacerbate the situation.
Israeli officials blame the Palestinian leadership for exploiting the sensitivities around al-Aqsa - which is on a site sacred to both Muslims and Jews - to incite violence. Palestinian authorities say Israeli policies are to blame.
So far the scale of violence does not amount to a third Palestinian intifada, or uprising. Yet the danger remains that this could escalate and spin out of control.
Violence also continued in Israel on Friday, including what police said was an apparently "nationalistic" attack by an Israeli, who they say stabbed two Israeli Bedouins and two Palestinians.
The attack, apparently in retaliation for stabbing attacks on Israeli Jews this week, occurred in the southern city of Dimona.
The suspect was arrested and is being questioned.The suspect was arrested and is being questioned.
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.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.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.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 saidAn 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 and East Jerusalem during the same period.
Five of the Palestinians who carried out the stabbings have been killed. Five of the Palestinians who apparently 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.