OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli soldiers on Tuesday shot dead a man as he attempted to carry out a stabbing attack southwest of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, the army said.

“A short while ago, a report was received regarding an attempted stabbing attack at the Gush Etzion Junction, southwest of Bethlehem,” a military statement said.

“The attacker has been neutralised.”

Asked for clarification, an army spokeswoman told AFP, “He is dead.”

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