Israel soldier stabbed, dies in Tel Aviv

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- An Israeli Defense Forces soldier died after he was stabbed Monday near the Haganah train station in south Tel Aviv.

The unnamed soldier, believed to be 20 years old, was stabbed multiple times and taken to a Tel Hasoner hospital where he died. His name has not been released.

Police say they have taken the assailant, a Palestinian man identified in local media as Nur a-Din Hashiya, into custody. The suspect appeared to have attempted to take the soldier's weapon from him, an initial investigation indicated.

"Civilians drew our attention to a building on Levanda Street," said Sgt. Major Yaacov Shamiya, who was involved in the suspect's capture. "We ascended the stairs and saw blood drops on the first floor. We continued upward and saw the suspect lying on his back. He didn't speak or resist when we did an initial search. He was in a state of collapse."

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in the wake of the most recent attack, "We won't tolerate violence."

On Saturday, a Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli police after he allegedly brandished a knife.

The incident followed a tense week in Jerusalem, with violent clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters after a Palestinian man used his vehicle to strike a crowd of pedestrians at a rail station, killing two. Police shot and killed the driver, who was identified as a low-level member of Hamas, which claimed responsibility for the attack.

Tensions have been heightened in recent weeks following the attempted murder of prominent right-wing activist Rabbi Yehuda Glick at Temple Mount. The attacker in that case was also shot dead by police.

"Those inciting to terrorism don't want us to be anywhere -- not Jerusalem, not Tel Aviv -- I promise they won't succeed," Netanyahu said Monday at a meeting of his Likud Party. "We will fight incitement... and fight those calling to destroy us," he vowed.