Israeli guard lightly wounded in Gush Etzion stabbing attack
An Israeli security guard was lightly wounded early Wednesday morning when a Palestinian assailant attacked him with a knife at the entrance to a West Bank settlement.
An Israeli security guard was lightly wounded early Wednesday morning when a Palestinian assailant attacked him with a knife at the entrance to a West Bank settlement.
The terrorist opened the door to the guard post at the entrance to Karmei Tzur, in Gush Etzion, and stabbed one of the guards in the arm. A second guard shot the assailant and killed him.
The wounded guard, a 34-year-old man, was treated at the scene by Magen David Adom paramedics and taken to Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek hospital while fully conscious.
Officials said the terrorist arrived at the scene with a car. Security forces were scanning the area.
On Monday a terrorist fatally stabbed 29-year-old Rabbi Itamar Ben-Gal outside the settlement of Ariel.
Footage from Monday’s attack scene showed the suspect, 19-year-old Abed al-Karim Assi, crossing a road toward Ben-Gal, who was standing in front of a bus stop, and stabbing him. Ben-Gal then fled across the street with the stabber in pursuit.
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