3 Children Stabbed to Death by Palestinian in W. Bank

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 12, 2011

The Washington Post reports:

Five Israelis from the West Bank settlement of Itamar were killed by a Palestinian infiltrator early Saturday in the first deadly attack on settlers in months, the Israeli army said.

"We suffered a horrific terror attack tonight," Maj. Gen. Avi Mizrahi, head of Israel's Central Command, told reporters early Saturday. "An innocent family -- a father, a mother and three of their children -- were murdered in the middle of the night by despicable terrorists. Rest assured, we are on a hunt after those responsible, and we will find them."

Since the circumstances of the attack were still under investigation, the army declined to release more details. But Israeli media reported that the family members were stabbed to death by a Palestinian who broke into the family's home around 1 a.m.

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