Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been more circumspect, but has praised those killed by Israel as martyrs and been vilified by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for not seeming to do enough to halt the violence.
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In the massacre’s aftermath, the city was divided into two zones, one administered by the Palestinian authority and the other – the site of Hebron’s Old City and once bustling Shuhada street – by Israeli authorities.
“A Palestinian, armed with a knife, attempted to stab the soldiers,”a statement said”.
The current wave of violence between Israel and the Palestinians has claimed the lives of 74 Palestinians who were killed in clashes with the Israeli army in Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
Nine Israelis, 66 Palestinians and an Arab Israeli have been killed since the violence erupted in Jerusalem a month ago.
Outside “Hitler 2”, whose owner declined to be interviewed, young Palestinians this week said they liked the shop and were eager to carry out attacks.
On Friday, it said it had released seven bodies, apparently to ease tensions.
No injuries were reported, but minor damage was caused to vehicles. The army has accused them of trying to stab Israeli security forces or Jewish settlers.
Yesterday, dozens of protesters outside the site, known to Muslims as the Ibrahimi Mosque, condemned restrictions on access imposed by Israel, which has split it into a mosque and a synagogue. It was not clear what Israel’s role in the surveillance would be.
Palestinian security officials identified him as Ibrahim Skafi, 22, from Hebron.
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236 Palestinians were injured after being assaulted and beaten by soldiers and paramilitary settlers, and 20 suffered burns due to Israeli gas bombs and concussion grenades.
