Two wounded, two assailants killed in West Bank stabbings

(MENAFN- Gulf Times) A Palestinian stabbed two security guards at an Israeli settlement while another tried to attack soldiers with a screwdriver in the West Bank on Thursday, with both assailants shot dead, authorities said.

The first incident occurred at an entrance to an industrial zone at the Ariel settlement, the largest in the north of the occupied West Bank, while the other was near Hebron in the southern West Bank.

They were the latest in a wave of attacks that began in October.

Both of the victims in the first incident were left with moderate wounds, police said. Palestinian security sources said the attacker's body was with Israeli authorities and they were not yet able to identify him.

No injuries among Israelis were reported in the second incident.

"A Palestinian armed with a screwdriver approached a checkpoint near Hebron and attempted to stab security forces," the Israeli military said in a statement.

"The forces responded to the imminent threat, thwarted the attack and shot the perpetrator, resulting in his death."