She said that journalists, diplomats and “special humanitarian cases” were being allowed to move freely through the checkpoints.
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“Most of the closures in recent years have obstructed the needs of the Palestinian Authority in terms of closing a VIP road meant to be for the use of PA officials”, Khawaja stated.
The Israeli military says it has partially closed off the main Palestinian city in the West Bank following a shooting attack near there the previous day.
It is also the first time since Israeli-Palestinian violence ramped up in October that Israeli forces have surrounded a city, Haaretz reported.
Despite the dangers they experience, Israeli soldiers continue to fulfill their duties to the maximum.
The decision was taken after three Israeli soldiers were wounded in a shooting attack outside the city earlier in the day.
Palestinian officials said he worked as a bodyguard for a Palestinian prosecutor in the West Bank city of Ramallah. About 200 Palestinians were killed in the last three and half months, majority were killed during attacks or attempted attacks on Israelis.
Palestinians seek a state in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, parts of which have been occupied by Israel since the 1967 Middle East war.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister asked for a moderate approach towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict regarding a French peace initiative.
More than 140 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli security forces and civilians, predominantly while attacking Israelis, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
“The Palestinian armed resistance has the right to prepare and boost its power in preparations for any upcoming war with the Israeli occupation”, the masked spokesman Abu Obeida said. Most of the attacks have been stabbings, and the alleged attackers have been shot dead.
The 34-year-old policeman shot at Israeli troops at a West Bank checkpoint before he was fatally shot by troops Sunday, according to the military. Recently opposition leader Isaac Herzog also abandoned his support for a permanent settlement in favor of some vague plan to separate from the Palestinians. “Keeping another people under indefinite occupation undermines the security and future of both Israelis and Palestinians”.
At his weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday, Netanyahu said such a move by the French “will be an incentive for the Palestinians to come and not compromise”.
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At least 151 Palestinians have been killed by Israel fire since violence broke out in mid-September.
