Israeli man stabs, lightly wounds Palestinian during altercation
Victim injured in the ear as business argument escalates at West Bank industrial zone, police say; suspect flees
Barkan Industrial Park. (Flash90)
An Israeli man stabbed a Palestinian Wednesday, lightly injuring him after they had an argument over a business deal, police said.
The two men got into a heated dispute at the Barkan Industrial Park in the West Bank, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) east of Tel Aviv.
The Israeli man pulled out a knife and stabbed the Palestinian man in the ear, lightly injuring him, police said.
He then fled the scene. Police were searching for him.
The incident came at a time of heightened tensions in the country following a series of Palestinian terror attacks on Israeli civilians and security forces that have continued almost daily since October.
Judah Ari Gross contributed to this report.