Jerusalem knife attacker shot dead: Israeli police

Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians who stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the army said, the latest attack in 12 weeks of heightened violence.

Her family, however, denied the Israeli allegations and said she was killed in cold blood, without posing a threat to the Israeli soldiers.

Israeli police says officers have shot dead a Palestinian who tried to stab them in Jerusalem.

Holiday signs have been banned at an intersection in the little town of Bethlehem, New York.

The Palestinian health ministry says the two were relatives, and aged 17 and 23.

The man, named as Mussab Mahmoud al-Razali, was shot dead after he pulled out a knife and refused to drop it when commanded to by police. Hammad was shot and killed Friday when she sped toward Israeli forces, police spokeswoman said.

“A private security guard who saw the event overpowered the terrorist until police arrived at the scene”.

Jerusalem District Police said that the man followed the soldier as he walked down HaTsvi Street and stabbed him in the upper body.

Palestinians are seeking the recognition of their independent state on the territories of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, an area partially, and many consider illegally, occupied by Israel.

In another stabbing attack in the capital, a Palestinian terrorist stabbed an IDF soldier on Sunday morning near Jerusalem’s Central Bus Station.

Twenty-one Israelis and one US citizen were killed since the current wave of ongoing violence started in October, in lone wolf stabbing, car-ramming and shooting attacks perpetrated by Palestinians.

Official peace talks between the two sides broke down in April 2014 with both sides accusing the other of violating the terms of the negotiations.

20 Israelis have also been killed.

Israeli leaders says Islamist groups who call for the destruction of Israel have played a major role in inciting the recent violence.