- Title: Israel says soldier stabbed to death in West Bank
- Date: 8th August 2019
- Summary: NEAR EFRAT, WEST BANK (AUGUST 8, 2019) (REUTERS) ISRAELI SECURITY FORCES SEARCHING AND EXAMINING SCENE OF STABBING ISRAELI FORCES SECURING SCENE FORCES AT SCENE ISRAELI SECURITY FORCES SEARCHING AND EXAMINING SCENE OF STABBING VARIOUS OF FORCES AT SCENE VARIOUS OF FORCES BLOCKING ROAD
- Embargoed: 22nd August 2019 07:15
- Keywords: Israel Palestinians stabbing West Bank soldier
- Location: NEAR EFRAT, WEST BANK
- City: NEAR EFRAT, WEST BANK
- Country: Palestinian Territories
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA001ARCXZ5Z
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: An Israeli soldier was found stabbed to death in the occupied West Bank on Thursday (August 8) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was killed by a Palestinian attacker.
In a statement, the Israeli military said the body with stab wounds was discovered near an Israeli settlement north of the city of Hebron. The soldier was also a student in a Jewish seminary, it added.
The military did not immediately accuse anyone in the killing but Netanyahu issued a statement calling it a Palestinian attack.
Hebron and surrounding Israeli settlements have often been a flashpoint of Israeli-Palestinian fighting. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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