In a statement, the zionist occupation army said a Palestinian young man stabbed two zionists, including a security guard, near the entrance of Ariel settlement. He then stabbed two other zionists at a nearby gas station and fled in a vehicle.

The same young man, who was shot dead by israeli soldiers later, crashed the vehicle he was driving into other cars on a nearby highway, before getting out and stabbing another israeli man, according to Israeli medics.

Palestinian reports identified the slain young man as 19-year-old Mohamed Souf from Hares town near Nablus.

Zionist medical sources, who said at first that six israelis were injured seriously or moderately during the stabbing and car-ramming incident, announced that three of the wounded israelis died after sustaining critical wounds.

The person who was initially reported by the Hebrew media to have been a second Palestinian attacker was only one of the wounded settlers.

The new Palestinian operation came amid growing israeli crimes and violations across the occupied territories. (ILKHA)