Palestinians shot in alleged knife attacks

At least 134 Palestinians died by Israeli fire, including 93 said by Israel to be attackers. It added that shortly afterward the first attack, a Palestinian was shot while he tried to stab soldiers near Hebron.

Three Palestinians were killed by soldiers after they attempted to stab an IDF force at the Gush Etzion junction in the West Bank on Thursday evening. No soldiers were injured during the incident.

According to Israeli army’s version of events, three Palestinians armed with knives allegedly attempted to stab Israeli soldiers at the Gush Etzion Junction near the city of Bethlehem southern West Bank.

A military spokeswoman said that all three were killed.

Also stoking the violence has been Muslim opposition to increased Israeli access to Jerusalem’s al Aqsa mosque complex, which is the third holiest site in Islam and is also revered in Judaism as the location of two biblical temples. The ma was later named as 16-year-old Khalil Shalalda, also from Sair.

Thursday’s deaths brought the number of Palestinians killed by either the IOF or by settlers since the beginning of October 2015 to almost 150.

During that time, 27 Israelis have been killed by the ostensibly random violence and more than 100 Palestinians have been killed while in the act of an assault.

Arab foreign ministers are likely to attend the meeting, Saeb Erekat, secretary general of Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) said.

Israeli soldiers are already equipped with helmets and bullet proof vests, but neither covers the vulnerable neck area, which has become the point on the body that many attackers have aimed for.