Two Palestinians attack Israeli soldiers in West Bank, army says

21/4/2024 16:39

        Two Palestinian attackers tried to shoot and stab Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and the soldiers responded with live fire, the military said. Israel's Army Radio said one of the attackers was killed.
        
        "One of the terrorists attempted to stab IDF soldiers that were in the area, who responded with live fire and neutralized him," the military said. "At the same time, the other terrorist opened fire at the soldiers, who responded with live fire and neutralized him too."
        
        Violence in the West Bank, already on the rise before the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, has escalated since with frequent army raids on militant groups, rampages by Jewish settlers in Palestinian villages and Palestinian street attacks.
        
        On Saturday, Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the West Bank, while an ambulance driver was killed as he went to pick up wounded from a separate attack by violent Jewish settlers, Palestinian authorities said.