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The aftermath of a stabbing attack in a supermarket north of Jerusalem, February 18, 2016. The knife can be seen in the bottom left-hand corner. (Israel Police)
Palestinian Authority/Gaza, February 18, 2016
14 Year-Old Palestinian Terrorists Kill Israeli Shopper
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One Israeli man was killed, and a second man was seriously wounded, in an apparent terror stabbing north of Jerusalem Thursday afternoon.
The attack took place in a supermarket belonging to the Rami Levy chain in the Sha'ar Binyamin industrial zone, located southeast of Ramallah in the West Bank.
One of the victims, a 21-year-old, was hospitalized in Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek Medical Center in critical condition, where doctors pronounced him dead after fighting to save his life. The second victim, 35, was hospitalized at the Hadassah Hospital at Mount Scopus.
The two Palestinian stabbers were shot by an armed civilian, police said. The two, reported to be in serious condition, were also taken to hospitals in Jerusalem for treatment. They were 14-year-old boys from Beitunia near Ramallah, Palestinian reports said.
Channel 10 TV reported that the attackers walked around the supermarket for about 20 minutes scoping out victims before the stabbing. The station spoke with an unidentified civilian who said he opened fire at the attackers. The civilian, who was carrying a gun, said he was inside a prayer area near the supermarket and soon after services began, he heard screaming, went outside and shot at the attackers.
Israeli police released photographs from the supermarket showing blood splattered on the floor of an isle stocked with laundry detergent on display near a shopping cart.
Paramedics initially treated the wounded at the scene of the attack.
Magen David Adom paramedic Shalom Galil, who administered first aid to the 21-year-old said, 'We found him between the aisles in the supermarket with stab wounds in his upper body. We gave him medical treatment that included stopping the bleeding, hydration and dressing [the wounds].'
Paramedic David Weichselbaum said the 35-year-old victim was 'fully conscious with stab wounds to the upper body.'
An eyewitness identified as Uziel told Army Radio that the supermarket was packed at the time of the attack. 'I was in the middle of selecting vegetables inside when suddenly we heard screaming. Everyone immediately knew it was a terror attack.
'Within a matter of seconds soldiers and civilians with weapons rushed over... they shot the first terrorist and after 10 seconds or so they shot the second terrorist as well,' he added.
Uziel added that a military medic who was doing his shopping at the time ran over and administered initial medical assistance to the victims.
As for the stabbers, Uziel said: 'They both looked very young, children... Everyone was in shock that these were kids - at least, they looked very young.'
The supermarket is located in an industrial zone frequented by Israeli settlers as well as Palestinian shoppers. Several attacks have taken place there in recent months.
Since October 1, some 30 Israelis have been killed by Palestinians in knife, gun and car-ramming attacks. At the same time, more than 160 Palestinians have been killed, the overwhelming majority while carrying out attacks, and others during clashes and demonstrations.
The outburst of Palestinian violence, which began in September over tensions at the most holy site in Jerusalem, sacred to both Jews and Muslims, shows no signs of abating. Israel says the violence is fueled by a Palestinian campaign of lies and incitement, compounded on social media sites that glorify and encourage attacks. Palestinians say it stems from frustration at nearly five decades of Israeli rule and dwindling hopes for gaining independence.
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