Instead, settlers moved into more buildings and Israel tightened security controls, leading to the current separation regime.
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Near-daily clashes in the Bethlehem area have left at least three Palestinians dead, including a 13-year-old. Other attacks in the Israeli cities of Kiryat Gat, Beit Shemesh, Petah Tikva and at the Gush Etzion junction in the West Bank have been carried out by Hebron residents. In Bil’in village, a Palestinian civilian was injured after being hit by a rubber-coated steel bullet fired by Israeli soldier.
This week, US Secretary of State John Kerry’s proposal to install surveillance cameras in Al-Aqsa mosque dismissed by the Palestinians and not respected by the Israelis.
Many have suggested the latest wave of resistance could be the start of a third Palestinian intifada, or uprising, against Israeli occupation, as frustration boils over with peace talks stalled and no political solution on the horizon for the six-decade-old conflict. The recent unrest arose amid renewed fears that Israel plans to change the rules governing the site, though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted he will not alter the status quo.
They included 377 homes in the Yakir settlement, 187 in Itmar and 94 in Shilo in the northern West Bank, as well as 97 more in Sansana in the south of the occupied Palestinian territory, it said.
Earlier top Palestinian official Saeb Erakat said the 52-page dossier alleged “summary executions, collective punishments, house demolitions and ethnic cleansing” and was backed by “verified photos and videos”. Al-Khatib insisted that Israel has no jurisdiction over the Aqsa Mosque and the surrounding plaza.
Israel’s Jerusalem Post reported that Bensouda told Abbas she was examining evidence to attest to whether the new round of violence and incitement between Israel and the Palestinians could be classified as war crimes within the ICC’s jurisdiction.
The Palestinian Authority has joined the Hague-based court. At Israelis deaths have been caused by stabbing or shooting incidents.
Cities across the West Bank witnessed violent clashes between Palestinian youth and the Israeli army Friday. One was killed Thursday after slightly injuring a soldier and the other in an attempted stabbing attack on a soldier, the military said.
Two Palestinians used a motorcycle to reach an Israeli paramilitary police checkpoint outside Nablus today, and rushed at the troopers with knives drawn, an Israeli police spokeswoman said. The army claimed that the two tried to stab soldiers. Witnesses said that the two were killed in cold blood.
The stabbed Israeli sustained light to moderate injuries, Israeli public radio reported, adding that another Israeli bystander sustained moderate wounds after being mistakenly shot by the Israeli forces. “It is a violation of global humanitarian law to prevent medics from doing work and furthermore preventing the injured from getting medical care”.
Another Palestinian teen, 16-year-old Tareq Natshe, stabbed and wounded a soldier on October 17, before being shot dead. The Israeli regime has informed Palestinians that they will be given special permits that will allow them to enter and exit their homes.
Jerusalem had in recent days been spared violence as it shifted to West Bank areas like the city of Hebron, site of the Cave of the Patriarchs, another shrine holy to Muslims and Jews. He was shot and killed by security forces. Nobody else was hurt.
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Ramadan Thawabta died after inhaling tear gas as clashes erupted nearby between Palestinians and Israeli forces on Friday.
