Later Friday, the military said a Palestinian rammed his auto into Israeli soldiers near the volatile West Bank city of Hebron, injuring six before he was shot and killed by troops at the scene.
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According to IDF assessments, more than 95% of the attacks have been perpetrated by Palestinian “lone wolves” unaffiliated to any militant organisation, but incited to violence by social media, Hamas’s official media outlets, and Islamic State propaganda.
“Israel has destroyed the foundations of all political, security and economic agreements [it has made with the Palestinians]”, he said, going on to assert that the Palestinian Authority rejected any “partial” or “interim” solutions to the conflict.
The attack occurred in the Israeli-occupied West Bank at a road junction near a cluster of Palestinian villages and Jewish settlements.
It was the second Palestinian death on Thursday.
He said the fence would fill in a gap in the security barrier Israel began building in the early 2000s in response to Palestinian attacks.
On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a series of new security measures likely to affect the daily lives of Palestinians in the West Bank.
Abbas accused the Israeli government of derailing all opportunities over the last 22 years to achieve peace with the Palestinians.
The Palestinians claim all of the West Bank for part of a future state.
Also in Nablus, Israeli forces impounded eight buses, the owner of the vehicles said. Many of the Palestinians involved in the current round of violence have come from there.
Israel has said the unrest stems from incitement by Palestinian leaders.
The military proposed releasing Palestinian security prisoners who have been jailed in Israel for decades, increasing the number of Palestinians allowed to work inside Israel and giving additional weapons to Palestinian security forces. “He said a calm should be brought in place so other issues can then be discussed”, the Palestinian official said.
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On Wednesday, Israel’s parliament advanced a bill that would allow the jailing of minors younger than 14.
