Two Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli security forces after reportedly trying to ram them with their cars in separate attacks as soldiers raided the occupied West Bank.
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“They just despaired of the two-state solution”.
The army said three soldiers were wounded during the attacks, one seriously.
Palestinians are angry at increasing violence by Israeli settlers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound and their attacks on Palestinian properties, saying that the Tel Aviv regime seeks to change the status quo of the compound.
Khalil Shikaki of the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research conducted the survey, with a sample size of 1,270 and a 3% margin of error.
Although worldwide attention has waned regarding the crisis in Israel and the Occupied Palestine Territory, the United Nations human rights office on Tuesday warned that the region is still rife with violence and the recent escalation in the fighting has claimed 117 Palestinian lives, along with two foreign nationals and injured thousands more.
A civilian, a private security guard and a member of Israel’s security forces all shot at the driver, killing him.
A campaign of stabbings, shootings and car-rammings by Palestinians has killed 19 Israelis and a USA citizen since the start of October.
WAFA correspondent said an Israeli police force accompanied by heavy machinery broke into Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and proceeded to demolish the house of Dina Diab, a local Palestinian, under the pretext of construction without a permit. The poll found that 65 percent of Palestinians believe Abbas should resign.
He added that the poll suggests violence will continue during 2016, with the possible involvement of more heavily armed militants. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat arrived at the location minutes after the attack, which took place near his home in west Jerusalem.
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He praised the “immediate alertness” of bystanders who averted “a grave tragedy”.
