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Knife, vehicle, rocket attacks continue as terror victim dies of his wounds
The wave of stabbing and vehicle attacks continued yesterday as six Israelis were wounded in three separate incidents, while a fourth attack occurred early this morning.
On Sunday, four Israelis including a pregnant woman were wounded when a Palestinian rammed his car into a hitchhiking stop at the Tapuach Junction in the West Bank. The attacker was shot at the scene.
Later that morning, a Palestinian woman approached a guard at the gate to Beitar Ilit attempting to gain entry. In a video widely shared online, the woman can be seen talking calmly to the guard until she reaches into her bag, produces a knife and lunges at him. The guard received minor injuries and the attacker was evacuated to hospital.
On Sunday afternoon, an Israeli man was shopping in a Palestinian village when he was stabbed in the chest by two assailants. The attackers escaped.
This morning another stabbing attack took place near to Nabi Elias, also carried out by two attackers. The victim avoided serious injury and one of the attackers was shot at the scene while the other escaped. It is not yet known if the attackers were the same people as yesterday.
SSgt. Benjamin Yaakovovich, a 19-year old border guard, died yesterday of wounds sustained in a vehicle ramming attack at Hilhul Junction last Wednesday. His family removed him from a respirator after he was confirmed as brain-dead in order that his organs could be donated to others.
Yesterday’s attacks come after a number of other attacks on Israelis on Friday and Saturday, including several in Hebron.
In other security news, a rocket was fired last night from Gaza into Israel, landing in an open area the Sha’ar Hanegev region near to the strip. The Israel Air Force responded overnight, striking a Hamas installation.