Israeli youth killed in West Bank ax attack

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's national rescue service says an Israeli youth has been killed and a second wounded by an ax-wielding Palestinian attacker in a West Bank settlement.

Spokesman Eli Bin says the attacker entered the Bat Ayin settlement south of Jerusalem and went on a rampage.

Rescuers on the scene told Israel Radio that a 13-year-old boy was killed and a 7-year-old boy was badly wounded. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

The attack is likely to heighten tensions between the Palestinians and the new hard-line Israeli government.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ioi_0jtO9RjMwPNRoXNCndRPRq3gD97A8N480

[henank]

1. Way to go to encourage Israeli withdrawals

Obviously the murderer is not one of the 70% of Palestinian youth who oppose violence.

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2. Ynet version identifies the victim as a 16 year old

Sixteen-year-old Shlomo Nativ was killed and a seven-year-old boy was moderately injured in an attack carried out by a terrorist carrying an axe in the West Bank settlement of Bat Ayin Thursday noon.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3696287,00.html

The article also indicates that the PA believes the killer was acting on his own and not on behalf on a specific group.