One Zionist settler killed, four others injured in stabbing operation in Ariel settlement

OCCUPIED PALESTINE, Nov. 15 (YPA) – At least one Israeli settler has been killed and four have been injured, one of them seriously, in a stabbing operation in the industrial zone in the Ariel settlement near Salfit in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian media reported on Tuesday morning.

According to the sources, the stabbing attack was carried out in more than one area near the settlement.

Israeli Army Radio quoted a security official as saying that the stabbing attack was carried out by two Palestinian youths, one of whom was shot and the other one managed to withdraw.

A few minutes after the stabbing attack, Israeli Army Radio announced that a major traffic accident had occurred near the Ariel settlement junction, noting that security assessments suggested that it had occurred during the withdrawal of the second perpetrator.