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Sunday, December 20, 2015
Attacker shot during Hebron stabbing attempt
A Palestinian woman has been shot and disarmed in Hebron amid a stabbing attempt, according to Israeli army and police officials.
No Israelis are injured in the attempt, which takes place at a checkpoint.
The condition of the woman is not immediately clear. The rescue service Hatzala says the woman was shot with rubber bullets, which is unconfirmed.
A second stabbing of a tourist in the Palestinian village of Beit Sahour, near Bethlehem, is found to be non-terror related.
The tourist is moderately injured.