A female Palestinian tried to stab an Israeli soldier Thursday near the West Bank city of Tulkarem and was shot dead, the Zionist army said.

A female Palestinian tried to stab an Israeli soldier Thursday near the West Bank city of Tulkarem and was shot dead, the Zionist army said.

Details of the Palestinian's identity were not yet clear, including her age.

The incident at a military post around Anabta village in the occupied West Bank came a day ahead of an international meeting in Paris on reviving "Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts."