RAMALLAH, West Bank — Three Palestinians were shot dead in the West Bank on Tuesday, including one who allegedly tried to stab a soldier and another who was hurling rocks at Israeli troops, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.

The Israeli military said a 23-year-old Palestinian was killed near the city of Hebron after trying to stab a soldier. Palestinian officials said the soldiers also shot dead a teenage Palestinian bystander.

In a separate incident, Palestinian officials said a 21-year-old Palestinian was killed after hurling stones at Israeli forces. The military said it was looking into the report. The Palestinian officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief journalists.

Since mid-September, near-daily Palestinian attacks on Israeli civilians and soldiers have killed 24 people. At least 141 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire. About two-thirds of them are said by Israel to be attackers. The others were killed in clashes with troops.

The military said the alleged stabber had a knife when he approached a soldier securing a junction in the West Bank and tried to attack him. Palestinian security officials identified the suspected assailant as Mohammed Kawasbeh. Adnan Halaiqa, 17, was also killed by Israeli fire, they said.

Associated Press