The sources said the two Palestinian young men were in their mid-20s and both belonged to the same Fanoon family.
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“Two assailants stabbed a soldier in Hebron”, a military statement said.
Earlier, an Israeli soldier and a bystander were wounded in a shooting in the West Bank, the army said, before the assailant was shot dead. He said the campaign would focus on Israel’s mild weather, its religious and historical sites as well as beaches and night life, and the large number of Russian-speaking immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
Trump evaded specific questions about whether Palestinian demands in peace negotiations are legitimate and whether Israel should be allowed to build settlements in the West Bank without restrictions, though he said the Israeli housing projects were a “huge sticking point” in talks.
Palestinians have in recent years complained about intimidation and aggression from Jewish settlers in the West Bank, and criticized what they see as a lenient government response to such incidents.
“Forces at the scene responded and shot the attacker, resulting in his death”, it said in a statement. Israeli forces have killed 102 Palestinians in the same period, of whom 63 were identified by Israel as assailants or caught on camera carrying out assaults, while most others were killed in clashes with police or the military.
It is the latest in a wave of attacks, mainly stabbings, by Palestinians on Israelis since the start of October.
An Israeli army spokeswoman confirmed two Palestinians entered the no-go zone close to the border fence, east of the city of Khan Younes.
An unnamed senior military Israeli official was quoted in several Israeli newspapers as saying that the army is concerned about the possible disintegration of the Palestinian Authority and an end to security cooperation with Israel.
Nineteen Israelis mainly attackers, and over 100 Palestinians, have now been killed amid spiralling unrest.
Initial reports indicated that one of the victims was an 20-year-old male who suffered a stab wound to the upper torso and was being treated by IDF medics.
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People not proven to possess been acting on direct orders have performed all the strikes. The Israeli marketing crusade will likely rile Egypt, one of Israel’s few allies within the Arab world, & which relies upon heavily on tourism. The Palestinian leadership has blamed frustration rooted in decades of Israeli occupation.
