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Palestinian 'knife man' shot dead Palestinian 'knife man' shot dead
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A Palestinian man has been shot dead after he tried to stab residents of the West Bank settlement of Beit Hagai, the Israeli military says. A Palestinian youth has been shot dead after he tried to stab residents of the West Bank settlement of Beit Hagai, the Israeli military says.
One Israeli was lightly injured before the man was shot by a resident of the settlement, the military said.One Israeli was lightly injured before the man was shot by a resident of the settlement, the military said.
No Palestinian account of the incident has yet emerged. Palestinian police confirmed the death and said they were investigating.
A 13-year-old boy was killed and a seven-year-old wounded by a Palestinian carrying an axe through the Bat Ayin settlement earlier this month.A 13-year-old boy was killed and a seven-year-old wounded by a Palestinian carrying an axe through the Bat Ayin settlement earlier this month.
The military wing of Islamic Jihad and Imad Mughniyeh Group was reported to have claimed responsibility for that attack.The military wing of Islamic Jihad and Imad Mughniyeh Group was reported to have claimed responsibility for that attack.
No group has claimed responsibility for Friday's incident.No group has claimed responsibility for Friday's incident.
The Palestinian man infiltrated the settlement which is south of the West Bank town of Hebron. The youth, named by Palestinian police as Rabah Hejazi Sidr, 17, infiltrated the settlement which is south of the West Bank town of Hebron.
He "tried to stab a few people" before he was killed, a military spokesperson said. He "tried to stab a few people" before he was killed, an Israeli military spokesperson said.
Resident Uziel Shientof told Israeli media that he and a neighbour were on a security patrol when they spotted the Palestinian walking among the houses.Resident Uziel Shientof told Israeli media that he and a neighbour were on a security patrol when they spotted the Palestinian walking among the houses.
"My friend asked him who he was, and the man drew a knife," Uziel, who was lightly injured in the attack, said. "My friend took my gun and killed the terrorist.""My friend asked him who he was, and the man drew a knife," Uziel, who was lightly injured in the attack, said. "My friend took my gun and killed the terrorist."
Troops and police have closed nearby roads and are now searching the area.Troops and police have closed nearby roads and are now searching the area.
Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are considered illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this.Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are considered illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this.