(ANSAmed) - TEL AVIV, MAY 14 - A Palestinian tried to attack a military post in the Jewish settlement of Ofra (West Bank) and was "neutralized" by guard soldiers. This was announced by the military spokesman. According to the reconstruction, the man drove a car to a side entrance of the settlement, got out and tried to stab a soldier on guard. He was hit from a short distance by the reaction fire. The Palestinian news agency Maan adds that the man - whose identity is not yet known - died of injuries. In the nearby Palestinian village of Silwad riots broke out and the army had to intervene.
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