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Palestinian Stabs 3 Inside Israeli Settlement

by VOA News

   A Palestinian sneaked into an Israeli settlement Thursday and stabbed
   three people, one fatally.

   One Israeli report says other settlers shot and killed the Palestinian
   who the army calls a terrorist.

   One of the victims later died at a hospital. One other was seriously
   wounded and a third was slightly injured.

   The Israeli army said the incident took place in the Adam settlement,
   between Jerusalem and the Palestinian town of Ramallah in the West
   Bank.

   Violence between Israelis and Palestinians has flared up since March
   when Palestinians began daily protests along the Israeli-Gaza border.

   At least 140 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier have died. Militants
   in Hamas-ruled Gaza have fired rockets into Israel, prompting a harsh
   Israeli response.