JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Palestinian man attempted to stab Israeli civilians and a soldier near Kiryat Arba, outside of Hebron in the West Bank, before being shot by Israeli troops.

The wounded would-be stabber was evacuated for medical treatment, according to the Israel Defense Forces.  No Israelis were injured in the early Monday afternoon attack.

The IDF said it is investigating the attempted attack at the Elias junction, located at the entrance to Kiryat Arba.

Over the weekend, some 40,000 Jewish pilgrims gathered in Hebron for the annual reading of the Torah portion Chayei Sarah, in which the Biblical patriarch Abraham buys the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron in order to bury his dead wife Sarah.

Some 500 Jewish Israelis live in Hebron in four neighborhoods, amidst more than 100,000 Palestinians.

Last month an Israeli soldier was stabbed and lightly injured by a Palestinian assailant near the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

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