Therefore, the Israeli military, through its PR apparatus and its control over the West Bank and Gaza crossings, has enormous power to shape outside perceptions of what takes place inside Palestine.
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Israeli officials say a Palestinian was shot and killed after ramming his auto into a group of Israelis, injuring soldiers in the attack.
Later Friday, police said a Palestinian stabbed an officer with a knife and then ran away in the northern city of Nahariya.
Without providing details, Channel Two said Israeli intelligence saw a “clear operational link” between the attack in the French capital, Thursday’s Beirut suicide bombings and the October 31 downing of a Russian airliner in the Egyptian Sinai.
Yehya Taha, 21, was shot in the head and later died, according to Palestinian Health Ministry spokesman Mohammed Awawdeh.
Another 33 Palestinians were injured by gunfire at four different points along the Gaza border, according to paramedics.
Russia will continue to share anti-terrorism information with Israeli leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, according to government-owned news website Sputnik.
Israeli media reported that a stabbing attack was thwarted at an Israeli military checkpoint in the West Bank on Saturday morning.
The Palestinians are also frustrated by the failure of decades of peace talks to deliver them an independent state and have accused Israel of using excessive force to quell attacks, saying that in many cases assailants could have been stopped and detained without being shot and killed.
Israeli soldiers forced residents to evacuate their homes in the camp before demolishing the top floor of an apartment belonging to Muhammad Abu Shahin, who allegedly killed an Israeli settler in June of this year.
Each Friday, Palestinian movements headed by Islamist movement Hamas call for a “day of rage”, which escalates into clashes between Palestinian youths throwing stones and Molotov cocktails and Israeli security forces who respond by shooting real or rubber-coated bullets and tear gas.
Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon told Israelis to be prepared for more attacks by Palestinians.
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Attempts to ease the tensions, including a visit by US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday, have so far proved unsuccessful.
