Two IDF soldiers hurt in West Bank stabbing attack

Two Israeli soldiers were stabbed Wednesday morning in an attack at the Sinjil junction, near the settlement of Shilo in the northern West Bank. One was seriously hurt and the second sustained light wounds. The Palestinian attacker was killed at the scene by the soldier who sustained lightly wounds.

The 20-year-old soldier in serious condition was stabbed in the neck in the attack, which occurred close to the settlement of Shilo. He received emergency treatment at the site before being evaucated to a Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.

Large numbers of security forces were searching the area in the wake of the attack.

An initial investigation showed that the Palestinian assailant attacked two soldiers from a medical unit at the entrance to the village. It appears that the attack took place inside an ambulance.


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