Palestinians stab Israelis in West Bank store, then are shot

The Israeli military said two Palestinian teenagers fatally stabbed Tuvya Weisman and wounded another at a supermarket Thursday. During that time some 163 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire, the majority said by Israel to be attackers.

The Palestinians on Thursday welcomed an initiative put forward by France to hold an worldwide Middle East peace conference, a proposal which Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed. He was identified as Mohammad Abu Khalaf, 20, from Kufur Akab, north of occupied Jerusalem.

Two 14-year-old Palestinians were shot and critically injured after carrying out a stab attack that left one Israeli killed and one injured in the Rami Levi supermarket located in the Shaare Benyamin industrial complex northwest of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank. Palestinians say it stems from frustration at almost five decades of Israeli rule and dwindling hopes for gaining independence.

The number of Palestinians that have been killed by IOF since the start of October 2015 has risen over 180, of which at least 39 are children.

Following the attack, Israeli army forces closed the main road that links between the city of Ramallah and several villages around, according to Palestinian security forces, which added that the closure of the road caused heavy traffic jam.

Palestinian attackers have carried out numerous assaults at the gateway over the past 5 months, prompting Israel to significantly beef up security there in response.

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“The restrictions and codes are clear, but terrorists must not remain alive when endangering Jewish lives”, he said.

Many Palestinian attackers have been teenagers. The rest died in clashes with security forces.

Gadi Eisenkot, the chief of staff of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), said he did not want to see “a soldier to empty a magazine on a girl with scissors”. A war between Gaza militants and Israel later that year killed more than 2,200 Palestinians and 73 Israelis, and there is no end in sight to the current round of violence.