Israeli soldiers stand guard at the Halhul junction north of Hebron after clashes with Palestinians.
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Palestinian hunger striker Mohamed Allan was released from prison late Wednesday after spending most of the past year in Israeli custody.
Moreover, Violence broke out Saturday in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron as Palestinians buried five teenagers killed in a wave of attacks and clashes with Israeli forces.
Israelis accuse Palestinians of inciting violence, blaming them for the spike in stabbings and other attacks in Jerusalem and throughout the country.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army closed the neighbourhood of Ras Al-Amood in Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, for the third day, closing schools. Although Israel and Jordan initially said cameras would be installed within days, the plan now appears delayed, with Jordan’s King Abdullah II saying they wouldn’t be in place for a few six weeks. The army has accused them of trying to stab Israeli security forces or Jewish settlers. It was, in fact, to stem this violence that Israel was forced to build a defensive barrier, to successfully forestall more attacks.
Earlier this week, the IDF shut down the al-Hurriya radio station located in Hebron, charging “that the station had broadcast vicious incitement against Israel, encouraged stabbing attacks, and supported violent resistance”. 31 of the orders were given due to activity on social media while 3 of them were issued against Palestinian minors in Jerusalem.
The radical Islamic Jihad group says the 31-year-old lawyer from Einabus, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, is a member.
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Revered by both Muslims and Jews, the Ibrahimi Mosque compound – which Jews call the “Tomb of Patriarchs” – is believed to contain the graves of the prophets Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The report noted that the combination of “difficult conditions” in many Arab east Jerusalem neighborhoods coupled with the proximity to the flash point Temple Mount area has also galvanized young Palestinians from the eastern part of the city to carry out attacks.
