Israeli security forces stand at the scene where a Palestinian attempted to stab an Israeli soldier at the entrance to the West Bank village of Bani Na'im, near Hebron September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma
HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) - A Palestinian who tried to stab an Israeli soldier was shot dead on Tuesday and an Israeli aircraft intercepted a drone launched by Hamas, the army said, as violence surges in the run-up to next month's Jewish new year holiday.
The attempted stabbing took place outside Bani Na'im, a village in the occupied West Bank near Hebron, the army said. The area has been secured by Israeli forces in recent months because of attacks by Palestinians from the area.
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