<p> A suspected Palestinian assailant was shot dead Friday by an Israeli civilian after an attempted stabbing attack in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army said.</p>.<p>The Palestinian health ministry said a Palestinian had been killed in the southern West Bank "by occupation (Israeli) fire", without identifying the slain man.</p>.<p>The army in a brief statement reported an "infiltration" at the Teneh Omarim settlement south of Hebron, saying a "terrorist attempted to stab a civilian" before being "neutralised".</p>.<p>There were no casualties among Israelis, the army said. An army spokesperson told <em>AFP</em> the suspected assailant was shot by a civilian.</p>.<p>It was unclear whether that civilian was the target of the alleged stabbing attack.</p>.<p>Israel has occupied the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War. Excluding Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, it is home to some three million Palestinians.</p>.<p>About 490,000 Israelis live in the occupied territory in settlements deemed illegal under international law.</p>.<p>Since the start of the year, at least 154 Palestinians, 20 Israelis, a Ukrainian and an Italian have been killed in violence linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources from both sides.</p>.<p>They include, on the Palestinian side, combatants and civilians, and on the Israeli side mostly civilians and three members of the Arab minority.</p>.<p>cgo/mj/ami/dv</p>
<p> A suspected Palestinian assailant was shot dead Friday by an Israeli civilian after an attempted stabbing attack in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army said.</p>.<p>The Palestinian health ministry said a Palestinian had been killed in the southern West Bank "by occupation (Israeli) fire", without identifying the slain man.</p>.<p>The army in a brief statement reported an "infiltration" at the Teneh Omarim settlement south of Hebron, saying a "terrorist attempted to stab a civilian" before being "neutralised".</p>.<p>There were no casualties among Israelis, the army said. An army spokesperson told <em>AFP</em> the suspected assailant was shot by a civilian.</p>.<p>It was unclear whether that civilian was the target of the alleged stabbing attack.</p>.<p>Israel has occupied the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War. Excluding Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, it is home to some three million Palestinians.</p>.<p>About 490,000 Israelis live in the occupied territory in settlements deemed illegal under international law.</p>.<p>Since the start of the year, at least 154 Palestinians, 20 Israelis, a Ukrainian and an Italian have been killed in violence linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources from both sides.</p>.<p>They include, on the Palestinian side, combatants and civilians, and on the Israeli side mostly civilians and three members of the Arab minority.</p>.<p>cgo/mj/ami/dv</p>