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Israel Kills Palestinian in West Bank

by VOA News

   Israel say its military force has shot dead a Palestinian man who had
   stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier in the West Bank.

   The Saturday morning violence took place at a security check in the
   divided city of Hebron.

   The violence happened one day after Israeli forces shot dead three
   Palestinian assailants in separate incidents in Hebron and East
   Jerusalem.

   More than 200 Palestinians and 34 Israelis have been killed in an
   upsurge in violence in the past year.

   Israel blames the violence on a campaign of incitement by Palestinian
   political and religious leaders.

   The Palestinians say the violence is the result of frustration due to
   decades of occupation.