Israel Teen Stabbed to Death In West Bank

An Israeli female soldier reacts at the scene where a Palestinian stabbed and killed an Israeli soldier at a petrol station before he was shot dead by soldiers near the West Bank village of Khirbit Al-Misbah between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

An 18-year-old Israeli teen was killed in a West Bank stabbing attack in the third of three attacks of alleged Palestinian violence on Monday.

Since October 1, Israeli forces or settlers have killed 94 Palestinians, including unarmed protesters, bystanders and alleged attackers.

Secretary of State John Kerry is in Israel for talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on ways to curb spiraling violence and restore security.

Kerry made no mention of either Palestinians or Israel’s almost 50-year military occupation of the Palestinian territory in the comments.

“It happens nearly every day over there and it’s bad, and too many Israelis have been killed and stabbed, and too many Palestinians”.

He also promised to deal with incitement on social media using “various means” but did not go into further details.

A second man in his 20s, possibly caught in the crossfire from security forces responding to the attack, sustained a gunshot wound to the hand.

Mr Netanyahu also said security checks on Palestinian vehicles would be stepped up across the West Bank.

The elder of the girls, named as Hadeel Wajih Awad, was killed – dying two years after her older brother, who was also shot by Israelis, according to the Middle East Eye.

Islamic Jihad movement accused Kerry in a statement of attempting to “curb the Palestinian Intifada”, in reference to the flaring violence.

The Israeli military said a knife-wielding Palestinian was shot dead before he could harm anyone.

Kerry is scheduled to arrive Tuesday to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders and try to calm tensions that show no signs of dissipating.

Footage has emerged showing the moment two teenage girls were shot at close range, killing one, as they lay injured on the ground after stabbing a Palestinian pensioner with a pair of scissors.

Two weeks ago, while visiting the United States, Netanyahu demanded the U.S.to recognize the construction of new settlement blocs in the occupied West Bank in order to implement a package of measures there. But the rising death toll seems to have created an environment that makes a similar commitment by President Barack Obama unlikely.

In advance of the Ramallah meeting, Rudaineh said Palestinians were expecting Kerry to provide clear American and Israeli answers as to whether Israel remained committed to the two-state solution and to serious efforts on drawing future borders and resolving core issues including Jerusalem.

But he cautioned: “People aren’t in the mood for concessions”.

Speaking before the Committee, regarding the celebration of the worldwide Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Eliasson said on behalf of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, that he was sorry about the situation of the occupied people.

The Palestinian health ministry identified the assailant as 16-year-old Khalil Hashash.

Abbas, who believes a deal with Netanyahu is impossible, has provided no indication that he wants to restart direct peace talks anytime soon. The illusion of “civilians” in Israeli rhetoric has, unfortunately, provided enough metaphorical ammunition for the global community to sustain its hypocritical agenda, that of safeguarding Israel’s “right to defend itself” while seeking to appease Palestinians with gestures that barely have any impact beyond temporary news briefs.