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'He tried to stab me. I kicked him, he kicked me.'
By Haaretz Service
Tags: West Bank, Israel News 

The Palestinian terrorist who killed an Israeli boy and wounded another while wielding an axe in the West Bank settlement of Bat Ayin on Thursday was immediately confronted by a passerby who forcibly removed the weapon from his hand.

"He tried to stab me. I kicked him, he kicked me," the settler, who gave his name only as Avinoam, told Channel 10.


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I saw the seven-year-old boy running, the axe-wielding terrorist was running after him," Avinoam said. "I ran toward the terrorist and he tried to raise the axe over me with the aim of killing me."

"I caught his hand and struggled with him, while calling other people to come and help. First I caught the hand holding the axe so that he couldn't kill me, I somehow managed to grab the axe. He succeeded in escaping and I shouted to somebody to run after him."

"At first I thought he was a laborer and that this wasn't a serious incident, but then I realized it was an Arab," Avinoam said.

"I wouldn't have a clue if this was somebody who was employed here in an illegal manner, because we don't employ Arabs. He was not dressed-up (for work), he looked normal. He had a longing for murder in his eyes.'

"The struggle lasted several minutes," Avinoam said, adding that the terrorist was saying something along the lines of "I will kill, I will kill" while the two were struggling.

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