Ynetnews reports: A terrorist on Sunday evening murdered a woman in her Otniel home south of Hebron, making her the 28th Israeli death from terrorist violence since the current terror wave began in September.

Security forces began searching the area for the knife-wielding assailant, who fled shortly after the 5:30 PM attack, allegedly in the direction of a Palestinian town.

Residents were instructed to stay in their homes and lock their doors and windows.

β€œIt was a difficult sight. We saw a women, about 40 years old, unconscious, not breathing and without a pulse. She had penetration wounds in her upper body, we performed prolonged resuscitation attempts, but were forced in the end to call a time of death,” said Noam Bar, a senior Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedic who was at the scene.

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