West Bank – Israeli Woman Stabbed To Death Inside West Bank Home, Terrorist At Large

West Bank – A woman around 40 was killed in a terrorist stabbing attack in her home located in the settlement of Otniel, in the South Hebron Hills region.

Paremedics at the scene attempted to revive the woman but eventually declared her dead.

According to an initial security assessment, the terrorist entered Otniel, snuck into the woman’s house, and stabbed her to death before fleeting the scene. Security forces have launched a large search of the area and set up roadblocks.

“An army force is [currently] pursuing the terrorist,” the IDF Spokesman Unit said in a statement.

The incident comes hours after a Palestinian knife attacker was shot dead while trying to stab Israelis at Hativa Square near Nablus, near the headquarters of the Samaria territorial Brigade. There were no injuries among soldiers in the attack. The attacker was shot dead by a Samaria Brigade unit that was guarding the area.