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A teenage Israeli girl has been stabbed to death in an attack at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank. | A teenage Israeli girl has been stabbed to death in an attack at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank. |
Thirteen-year-old Hallel Yaffa Ariel was attacked while she slept inside her bedroom in Kiryat Arba. | |
A security guard who responded to the incident was wounded before the attacker was shot dead by other guards. | A security guard who responded to the incident was wounded before the attacker was shot dead by other guards. |
The Palestinian health ministry identified the assailant as 19-year-old Mohammed Tarayreh, 19, from the nearby village of Bani Naim. | |
Thirty-four Israelis have now been killed in a wave of knife, gun and car-ramming attacks since October. More than 200 Palestinians - mostly attackers, Israel says - have also been killed in that period. | Thirty-four Israelis have now been killed in a wave of knife, gun and car-ramming attacks since October. More than 200 Palestinians - mostly attackers, Israel says - have also been killed in that period. |
The assailants who have been killed have been shot either by their victims or by security forces as they carried out attacks. Some attackers have been arrested. | The assailants who have been killed have been shot either by their victims or by security forces as they carried out attacks. Some attackers have been arrested. |
In Thursday's incident, the attacker infiltrated Kiryat Arba before entering Hallel Ariel's home, which is next to a fence surrounding the settlement. | In Thursday's incident, the attacker infiltrated Kiryat Arba before entering Hallel Ariel's home, which is next to a fence surrounding the settlement. |
Israeli media reported that the girl was repeatedly stabbed in the upper body. | Israeli media reported that the girl was repeatedly stabbed in the upper body. |
She was taken in a critical condition to the Shaare Zedek Medical Centre in Jerusalem, where she died shortly after arriving, hospital officials said. | She was taken in a critical condition to the Shaare Zedek Medical Centre in Jerusalem, where she died shortly after arriving, hospital officials said. |
The security guard, believed to be a 30-year-old man, reportedly suffered multiple stab and gunshot wounds when he confronted the attacker. He is in a serious condition at the Hadassah Medical Centre in Ein Karem. | The security guard, believed to be a 30-year-old man, reportedly suffered multiple stab and gunshot wounds when he confronted the attacker. He is in a serious condition at the Hadassah Medical Centre in Ein Karem. |
Kiryat Arba is located on the outskirts of the flashpoint city of Hebron, where many of the recent wave of attacks have taken place. | Kiryat Arba is located on the outskirts of the flashpoint city of Hebron, where many of the recent wave of attacks have taken place. |