Palestinian Killed After Stabbing Israeli Guard at West Bank Settlement

Palestinian Killed After Stabbing Israeli Guard at West Bank Settlement
An Israeli soldier gestures as he stands near the scene of a stabbing attack north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, Feb. 7, 2018. Reuters/Mussa Qawasma
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KARMEI TZUR, West Bank–A Palestinian assailant was shot dead on Wednesday after stabbing a security guard at the entrance to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said.

The civilian guard, stationed at the Karmei Tzur settlement north of the Palestinian city of Nablus, was slightly wounded. Another security guard shot and killed the attacker, the military said in a statement.