A Palestinian stabbed and seriously wounded an Israeli near a flashpoint holy site in the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday and was shot dead by security forces, Israeli police said. The attack occurred around a border police post near the Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Muslims as the Ibrahimi Mosque. Border police opened fire on the attacker.
It was the latest in more than two months of Palestinian knife, gun and car-ramming attacks. Hebron has been the focus of much of the violence, with tensions high between Israeli settlers living in the heart of the city under heavy guard and Palestinian residents. Since October 1, almost daily attacks and clashes between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers have killed 111 on the Palestinian side, 17 Israelis, an American and an Eritrean.