Officials said the teenager had a knife in his hand when he approached a soldier securing a junction and tried to attack him.
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During the current wave of violence that has entered a fourth month, 23 Israelis and a US citizen have died in frequent stabbing, shooting, and car-ramming attacks, while Israeli forces or armed citizens have also killed at least 154 Palestinians.
Palestinians hold flags and portraits shouting slogans during a demonstration in support of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, especially Mohammed Allan (on the poster left), in the city of al-Khalil (Hebron) in the occupied West Bank, on August 17, 2015.
The driver of the vehicle was shot and wounded, and fled the scene, the spokeswoman added.
At the same time, 148 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces, most while carrying out alleged attacks.
It later identified him as 21-year-old Suror Ahmad Abu Suror from Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem.
Israeli forces began the massive search operation in Bethlehem and its surrounding areas after they claimed that a auto belonging to Palestinians fired shots at an Israeli checkpoint northeast of Bethlehem.
The Palestinian Prisoners Club rights group says more than 3,000 Palestinians have been arrested since the start of the violence, with majority minors. About two-thirds of them are said by Israel to have been attackers, while the others were killed in clashes with troops. “A hit was confirmed”, a spokeswoman said. An Eritrean was also killed.
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Palestinian Media Watch, an Israeli research organization that monitors anti-Israel incitement in official Palestinian Authority media outlets, reported that among those at the celebration were top Fatah and Palestinian Authority officials, including Fatah Central Committee member Mahmoud Al-Aloul, Head of the General Intelligence Services Majed Faraj, and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Rula Ma’ay’a.
