Others have been killed during protests and clashes with the Israeli security forces in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and along Israel’s border with Gaza.Īn Israeli mother of six, Dafna Meir, was stabbed to death in the doorway of her home in the settlement of Otniel on Jan. Up to two-thirds of them have been described by Israel as assailants. About 150 Palestinians have been killed during the same period. As they ran further into the settlement, a security guard shot and killed them.Ībout 25 Israelis, an American student and one Palestinian bystander have been killed in the attacks since Oct. Security camera footage appeared to show two men in dark hoodies trying to enter with knives in their hands as the store owner blocked them with a shopping cart. The assailants then headed for the store. The two women were stabbed outside a grocery store in the settlement, according to the police. The older one, they said, was a resident of the Palestinian village of Beit Ur al-Tahta, near Beit Horon. The police identified Monday’s assailants as a Palestinian man and teenager, about 22 and 16.
