Palestinians said the incident was reminiscent of apartheid, while civil rights groups said it was a outcome of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, inciting hatred against the Arab Israeli community.
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The motivation for their hate crime was apparently to retaliate for the murder of an Israeli in June in a drive-by shooting by Palestinian attackers in the West Bank.
Three Palestinians attempted to stab Israeli soldiers in the southern West Bank on Thursday and were shot dead, the army said. The army said in a statement that the “forces thwarted (the) attack and shot (the) assailants”.
A military spokeswoman said that all three were killed.
The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed three Palestinians had been killed.
The meeting will also tackle the latest developments in the Palestinian territories and the current violent tensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians, Erekat said.
The Gush Etzion checkpoint is becoming place of choice for Palestinians intent on killing IDF soldiers with nearly daily attacks.
At the same time, 142 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces, most while carrying out attacks.
The junction has been the scene of numerous lethal terrorist attacks since a wave of Palestinian violence began in October.
They are believed to all come from the village of Sa’ir, north-east of Hebron.
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Based on figures released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), last year, the homes of some 539 Palestinians were demolished by the Israeli regime while a further 742 were forced to abandon their homes. The rest were killed in clashes with troops.
