While not mentioning terror attacks against Israel, Mladenov went on to “reiterate” the UN’s “resolute condemnation of all terrorist attacks”.
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Palestinian sources said that the IDF troops entered the studios of Radio al-Khalil overnight, confiscating equipment and leaving behind a notice announcing the closure of the station for six months, Israel’s Ynet news website reported. The military said soldiers shot at the attacker, although his condition and identity were unknown.
“Deliberately attacking civilians is contrary to one of the most fundamental principles of global law and can never be justified”. Since mid-September, Palestinian attacks have killed 17 Israelis while 84 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire.
Eyewitness Shimon Vaknin said the prayer service had just started when a man covered in blood fell on a number of worshipers.
The State Department statement said that on his trip, starting Sunday, Kerry will talk about “stopping violence in Israel, Jerusalem and the West Bank”.
Numerous Palestinians killed have been alleged attackers, while others were shot dead during clashes with Israeli forces.
Thursday’s violence shattered a lull in a weeks-long wave of Palestinian gun, knife and car-ramming attacks.
The attack appeared to be part of a two-month spree of violence ignited by tensions surrounding a sensitive Jerusalem holy site. Israeli cellular carriers transmit 3G, but Palestinian networks have been confined to the slower 2G networks.
Four Israeli Jews were stabbed today in the southern city of Kiryat Gat, with one seriously injured. Israel accuses Palestinian leaders of inciting the unrest.
Also Thursday, Israeli Maj.
According to Palestinian media, the terrorist was Mohammed Abdel Basset al-Kharoub, 24, of the West Bank.
Under the interim peace accords of the mid-1990s, Israel controls the allocation of radio frequencies in the West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority exercises limited self- rule. “Given the clear evidence captured on videotape of the excessive use of force, it is hard to see how this sentence would promote full accountability for the actions of the police officer in this case”. Israeli cellular carriers transmit 3G, but Palestinian networks have been confined to the slower 2G networks.
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Several Palestinian factions and political powers had earlier called on the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza for a day of rage to back the Palestinian Uprising against Israel.
