Three Palestinians attack Israeli troops in W.Bank shot dead: Army
Date
3/14/2016 3:06:01 AM
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Israeli border police frisk a young Palestinian man at Damascus Gate of Jerusalem's Old City on March 13 2016. AFP/MENAHEM KAHANA
KIRYAT ARBA West Bank: ThreePalestinians carried out back-to-back gun and car-rammingattacks on Israelis near a Jewish settlement in the occupiedWest Bank on Monday and were shot dead by the army it said.
Two of the Palestinians armed with a handgun and animprovised machine-pistol were killed after opening fire on abus stop at the entrance to Kiryat Arba the army said. Asoldier was wounded in that incident.
Minutes later the third Palestinian rammed a car into anarmy vehicle at the scene and was shot the army said. Twosoldiers were hurt in the second incident the army said addingthat two knives were found on the motorist's body.
Since October Palestinian street attacks have killed 28Israelis and two U.S. citizens. Israeli forces have killed atleast 184 Palestinians 124 of whom Israel says were assailants.Most others were shot dead during violent protests.
The surge in violence has been partly fueled by Palestinianfrustration over the collapse of U.S.-sponsored peace talks in2014 the growth of Jewish settlements on land they seek for afuture state and Islamist calls for the destruction of Israel.
Reuters