Palestinian kills two in stabbing and ramming

A Palestinian killed two people in a stabbing and car-ramming attack in northern Israel on Friday, triggering a military crackdown on the assailant's village in the occupied West Bank.

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The attack came a day after an Israeli military reservist dressed in civilian clothes rammed his vehicle into a Palestinian man in the West Bank, where violence has surged since the war in Gaza began.

The Gaza war, sparked by Hamas' attack on Israel on Oct 7, 2023, also set off several attacks by Palestinians inside Israel that have left dozens dead.

"Preliminary investigation indicates this was a rolling terror attack that began in the city of Beit Shean, where a pedestrian was run over," Israeli police said in a statement, adding that the victim was a 68-year-old man.

"Later, a young woman was stabbed... and the suspect was ultimately engaged with gunfire near Maonot Junction in Afula following intervention by a civilian bystander," it said, adding that the attacker was taken to hospital.