Palestinian attackers stabbed an Israeli to death and wounded three more in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday before being shot down by troops, in the latest violence to rock the occupied territory, the Israeli military said.

The attack follows a spate of settler violence against Palestinians across the West Bank. Officials, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have warned that such unrest could spill over and undermine the fragile truce in Gaza.

It came a day after the UN Security Council gave its backing to U.S. President Donald Trump's blueprint to secure and govern Gaza. Hamas rejected the plan as other countries signalled excitement and readiness to help implement it.

The Israeli military said the stabbing took place at the Gush Etzion junction south of Jerusalem, a site

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