Israeli Teenager Killed By Axe Wielding Terrorist

A Palestinian terrorist brandishing an axe has murdered a 16 year old Israeli. The attack happened after the terrorist managed to enter the West Bank settlement of Bat Ayin on Thursday afternoon. The Palestinian also stabbed a seven year old boy with a knife.

Isaeli spokesman Mark Regev called the killing a 'senseless act of brutality against innocents.'

Israeli paramedics rushed to the scene but had to pronounce the teenager dead when they found him with a fatal wound to the head. The 16 year old has been named as Shlomo Nativ. Meanwhile the boy of seven was rushed to hospital and is said to be in a stable condition.

Immediately after the attack, roadblocks were set up and security forces tried to assess how the Palestinian had got into the settlement.

But within an hour of the murder, the terrorist group Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.

An Israeli politician who happened to be in the area has urged the Palestinian Authority to work together with the Israelis in a bid to catch the killer.