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Israeli killed, another seriously wounded in stabbing at the Rami Levi supermarket in the West Bank's Sha'ar Binyamin Industrial Zone, February 18, 2016. Credit: Reuters Published by Haaretz

Yanay Wiesman, 21, an IDF soldier, was killed in a stabbing attack in the Rami Levi supermarket in Sha'ar Binyamin Industrial Zone. February 18, 2016/ Credit: Courtesy Published by Haaretz
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by Chaim Levinson for Haaretz

An off-duty IDF soldier was stabbed to death and another Israeli man badly wounded in a knife attack by two 14-year-old Palestinian boys in a West Bank supermarket yesterday afternoon.

The assailants entered a Rami Levy supermarket in the Sha’ar Binyamin industrial zone, stabbed the men, then were shot and severely wounded by passersby. 

The slain soldier was Tuvia Yanai Weissman, 21, who served in the Israel Defense Forces Nahal Brigade. He was pronounced dead at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center. He lived with his wife, Yael, and infant daughter in the settlement Ma’aleh Michmash.

Weissman is also survived by his parents and three brothers.
Another man, 35, was stabbed in the upper torso, suffering moderate to serious wounds. He was hospitalized at Hadassah Hospital, Mount Scopus.

The attackers, both of whom were in very serious condition in Israeli hospitals, were identified by Palestinian medical services as Bassem Subach from the village of Qaffin near Tulkarm, and Omar Salim from the village of Beit Rima near Ramallah. 

An initial investigation found that the two entered the supermarket with knives on them, meaning they successfully passed through two separate security checks, one at the entrance to the industrial zone, the second at the entrance to the supermarket.
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2 Palestinians shot after stab attack leaves 1 Israeli killed, 1 injured

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Two 14-year-old Palestinians were shot and critically injured after carrying out a stab attack that left one Israeli killed and one injured in the Rami Levi supermarket located in the Shaare Benyamin industrial complex northwest of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli police spokesperson Luba al-Samri said that two Palestinians “infiltrated” the illegal Israeli settlement and entered the supermarket before stabbing the two Israelis, aged 17 and 35.
Both Palestinians were shot and critically injured by an armed civilian present at the scene, al-Samri said.

The police spokesperson initially reported both Palestinians dead.
The 35-year-old Israeli died from stab wounds in the upper body and torso shortly after.

Local sources identified the Palestinians as Ayham Bassam Ibrahim Subih, and Omar Salim Rimawi, both 14-year-old residents of the Ramallah-area town of Beituniya.

Israeli emergency medical service Magen David Adom said medics treated one Israeli in severe condition and another who was in moderate condition. The two were transferred to Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.

An Israeli settler in his forties was stabbed and injured in a Rami Levi supermarket in the same illegal settlement on Nov. 6.

A wave of small-scale attacks carried out by Palestinian individuals in the occupied Palestinian territory -- predominantly on Israeli military targets -- have increasing targeting illegal settlements this month.

Attacks have left over 25 Israelis dead since Oct. 1, with the majority of suspected Palestinian attackers shot dead on site. Nearly 180 Palestinians have been killed during the same period, many under disputed circumstances.

Five Palestinians were shot dead earlier this week on Sunday during three separate alleged attacks on Israeli military in occupied East Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Jenin.

No Israelis were injured in any of the incidents.

International bodies have attempted to quell the ongoing violence through urging restraint by both Israeli and Palestinian leadership.
Palestinian leadership has remained markedly absent from the recent unrest, and the majority of attacks have been carried out by young Palestinians unaffiliated to any political faction.

Israeli authorities meanwhile have launched closures of Palestinian roads, villages, and entire districts in response to recent attacks in what the army has referred to as necessary “security measures.”

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon addressing recent events in the territories last month said the new year had begun as 2015 ended -- "with unacceptable levels of violence and a polarized public discourse across the spectrum in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory."

While condemning attacks carried out by Palestinians, Ban said that Israeli security measures were failing to "address the profound sense of alienation and despair driving some Palestinians -- especially young people."

The Secretary-General continued that it was “human nature” for Palestinians to react violently to Israel’s decades-long military occupation, and urged change in Israel’s policies in the occupied area.
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Israeli Court Doubles Prison Sentence Of Detained Palestinian Teen

by IMEMC NEws
January 20, 2020 9:37 AM

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, last Thursday, that an Israeli appellate court has accepted an appeal filed by the prosecutor’s office demanding to raise the prison sentence of a detained Palestinian teen from the 18 years to life in prison.

The PPS stated that the ruling was part of a deliberate Israeli policy targeting dozens of detainees, including Ayham Sabah, 18, who was only 14 years of age when he was taken prisoner.

The teen was convicted of killing an off-duty Israeli soldier at a shopping center on February 18th, 2016 and was ordered to pay more than a million Israeli shekels in compensation for the family of the soldier, identified as Tuvia Yanai Weissman, 21.

The incident in question took place when two 14-year-old Palestinians were shot and critically injured after carrying out a stabbing attack that left one Israeli killed and one injured in the Rami Levi supermarket, located in the Shaare Benyamin industrial complex, northwest of Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank.

An Israeli police spokesperson said that two Palestinians entered the supermarket in the illegal Israeli settlement before stabbing the two Israelis, aged 17 and 35. Both Palestinians were shot and critically injured by an armed civilian present at the scene.

The spokesperson initially reported both Palestinians dead. The 35-year-old Israeli died from stab wounds in the upper body and torso shortly after.