ITAMAR, West Bank – A Palestinian infiltrated a Jewish West Bank [Judea and Sumaria] settlement early Saturday and killed five people, the Israeli military said.
Israeli media is reporting that the dead are all members of the same family — parents and three children. The family — including an 11-year-old, a 3-year-old and an infant — was all stabbed in their sleep, the YNet website reported.
The military says it is sweeping the area in search of the perpetrator and has set up checkpoints throughout the West Bank. It has instructed all residents to stay in their homes during the extensive sweeps.
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The attack took place in the middle of the night against a religious community on the Jewish Sabbath.
The attack was reminiscent of a similar one against Itamar in June 2002, during the height of the violent Palestinian [Muslim] uprising, when a gunmen burst into the home of a family and opened fire.
The mother of the family and three of her children were murdered. Another two children were seriously injured and a local security official was shot to death as he tried to help.
Atlas Shrugs
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