The Yizhar settlement where Noor was shot overnight has gained notoriety among both Israelis and Palestinians as a bastion of extremists and its Israeli residents regularly carry out attacks on Palestinians and their property. The calm comes after weeks of Israeli-Palestinian violence, including near-daily Palestinian attacks that killed 10 Israelis.
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On Wednesday night, Israeli forces arrested over 70 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, a local Palestinian NGO said Thursday.
Earlier, confrontations erupted on the Israel-Gaza border, with hundreds of Palestinians throwing stones and rolling burning tires toward the border fence, the military said. “I want to thank you and the United States for condemning the terrorist attacks against Israel, for standing up for Israel’s right of self defense and also for standing up with UNESCO; that is greatly appreciated”. The false example he gave as proof of this so-called cold blooded killing was the death of a Palestinian boy, who was responsible for the murder of an Israeli thirteen year old boy and who, contrary to what Abbas said, is in fact alive, and is being cared for in an Israeli hospital.
Forty-two Palestinians and eight Israelis have died in the recent violence, which was in part triggered by Palestinians’ anger over what they see as increased Jewish encroachment on Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound.
The incident happened in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh on Thursday morning, police reported.
On Friday, Israel lifted restrictions on Muslim worshippers in an apparent bid to ease tensions as Kerry continued his diplomatic push.
Israeli police say that for the first time in the current round of escalating violence, Muslims of all ages will be able to enter Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site to perform Friday prayers.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he hopes Israeli and Palestinian leaders can take steps that will “find a road forward” and end the latest violence.
The compound is Islam’s holiest site outside Saudi Arabia and is also revered by Jews as the location of two ancient Jewish temples.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry met Netanyahu in Germany yesterday and is expected to travel on to Jordan for a meeting with the king and Abbas.
Dozens of Palestinians have been killed and many more wounded in clashes with Israeli security forces so far this month.
He’s demanding the council clearly and unequivocally call for a cessation of violence, and for the leaders of both sides to use all of their authority to bring the violence to an end.
Heading into Thursday’s meeting, Netanyahu urged other countries to tell Abbas to “stop spreading lies” about Israel’s plans for the site in Jerusalem’s Old City, where Jews are permitted to visit but not pray.
The Israeli leader has insisted he has no intention of changing the rules.
Police say they stabbed an Israeli and moderately wounded him before they were shot by police.
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In his public statements, Netanyahu struck a combative tone, accusing the Palestinians again of lying about Israel and fostering nearly all the violence.
