A Palestinian who tried to stab an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank was killed by security forces, the army said in a statement.
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An assailant drove up to the Gush Etzion intersection, got out of the vehicle with a knife and tried to stab a soldier who shot at him and neutralized him
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An army spokeswoman later confirmed to AFP that the assailant was dead.