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A man stabbed several times in the chest and torso during a terrorist attack inside the colony of Adam died, hospital officials said declared Friday.
The victim, whose name was not immediately published, was transported to the Hadbadah Mount Scopus Hospital in Jerusalem, where doctors tried unsuccessfully to save him.
The man, aged 31, resided in the colony of Jerusalem. He was stabbed after attacking the terrorist, who had snuck into the West Bank community by climbing a fence.
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Two other people were stabbed by the terrorist after investigating the scene. A 58-year-old man was rushed to the Jerusalem Hospital with serious injuries. Doctors have managed to stabilize him and his condition has been improved to become moderate, said Friday a spokesman for the hospital.
A third victim, slightly injured, shot and killed the switchman
. Yousef, 17, from Kobar village
The death of the victim makes Thursday's attack the first deadly terrorist attack since March 18, when security guard Adiel Kolman was stabbed in the old city from Jerusalem. 19659010] Israeli security forces stand guard while an ambulance carrying the victims of a stabbing attack leaves the Israeli settlement of Adam on July 26, 2018. (AFP Photo / Ahmad Gharabli)
MDA paramedic Orel Asulin said "On the stage where the doctors arrived."
"Two men between the ages of 50 and 30 were lying on the road in serious condition, suffering from stab wounds in the upper body," he said. "We provided them with first aid and they were quickly transported to the hospital. During the evacuation, the condition of one of the victims deteriorated and he had to be revived.
"Subsequently, a fully conscious 50-year-old man approached us, suffering from a limb injury," added Asulin. "We treated him at the scene and he was taken to the hospital in a mild condition, with another victim of anxiety."
"From time to time, we remember that we are still fighting for our home," Avi Roeh, head of the Binyamin regional council, said in a statement
"We are talking about a community urban, which is large, established and very close to Jerusalem, not a small remote community, but we will continue to develop and strengthen the colonization movement, "he promised.
The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas hailed the attack, spokesman Abdelatif al-Qanouah writing on Facebook: "Hamas blesses the heroic operation in the colony of Adam, south of Ramallah is a natural response to the crimes of occupation and an ongoing extension of the intifada of our people. "
Palestinian attacks throughout the West Bank have decreased Last year after almost daily incidents during the so-called "knife intifada". "Which began in September 2015.
The series of Palestinian terrorist incidents, including many stab wounds and cars, was also dubbed" intifada "lone wolf, as many attacks were conducted by individuals who were not affiliated with terrorist groups
Adam Rasgon and staff of the Times of Israel contributed to this report.
