Some 14 Palestinian were detained in raids by Israeli troops overnight Thursday, including nine in Ramallah, three in Bethlehem and one in Qalqiliya.
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In the second incident, “a Palestinian armed with a knife attempted to stab soldiers northeast of Hebron”, the Israeli military said.
Four Palestinians, who allegedly attempted to stab Israeli soldiers in two separate incidents in occupied West Bank, have been shot and killed, reports Aljazeera.
The army says the attack took place on Thursday evening at the Gush Etzion junction near Jerusalem.
The Israeli imposed restrictions have enraged Palestinians, who are also angry at increasing violence by Israeli settlers frequently storming the al-Aqsa Mosque.
The three would-be assailants from the Gush Etzion incident were identified in Palestinian media as Muhanad Kawazbeh, 20; Ahmed Kawazbeh, 21, and Alaa Kawazbeh, 20, all from Sair.
About two hours later a Palestinian tried to stab soldiers near the West Bank city of Hebron before he was shot and killed by forces, the military said.
At least 139 Palestinians, 23 Israelis and a U.S. citizen have died due to the continuing violence between Palestinians and Israelis since the beginning of October 2015.
According to the United Nations, 19 homes of families and neighbours of Palestinian attackers were destroyed by Israel past year. Most of the others have been killed in clashes with security forces.
Two Palestinian suspects were shot dead at the scene, while the third Palestinian succumbed to his wounds later, it added.
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Last week, Israel transferred to Palestinian control the corpses of dozens of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces during recent stabbings, shootings or vehicle attacks against Israelis.
