Rescue teams arrive at place (Archive)
Photo: Gil Yohanan
2 Israelis stabbed in Gush Etzion
Young man and woman traveling through area attacked by Palestinians with knives and rocks. Rescue services called to area; Police say both in light condition
Two Israelis were stabbed Wednesday afternoon near the community of Alon Shvut in Gush Etzion. Police say that the condition of both is light and they were taken to a hospital in Jerusalem.
A police check found that the youths, an 18-year old teenager, and a soldier, 19, were hiking through the area during the afternoon, before coming under attack by Palestinians.
The woman was injured by a rock thrown at her head and the pair stopped. The attackers approached them, and one attacker stabbed the man in his back. He is lightly to moderately injured.
Magen David Adom paramedics and police have been called to the area, while the IDF is chasing after the terrorists, seen escaping towards the village of Nahlin.
A month ago, an unknown Palestinian man stabbed a 14 year-old Jewish youth near the Nablus Gate in Jerusalem. The youth was moderately injured.
A day earlier, a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli civilian north of Jerusalem. The civilian was moderately injured. An initial investigation found that the victim pulled his car over to help the Palestinian, who was stranded on the roadside. The Palestinian asked him for water, and when the Israeli returned with a bottle, he stabbed him in the neck
