The Israel Defense Forces said that no one else was injured in the attempted attack.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said his government was looking into support from European nations for groups engaged in what he described as anti-Israel activities, specifically mentioning France.
Samer al-Sha’arawai, a member of Ahly al-Khalil’s management, issued a statement on July 25, saying: “Palestinian Football Association told us that 33 members of the West Bank delegation were allowed to enter, yet seven players were denied entry permits, all of them part of Palestinian society in ’48 territories”.
Israel says incitement by Palestinian leaders and media is a leading cause of the violence. Its tough criticisms of Israeli settlements expansion, home demolitions, land seizures, legalizations of outposts, and denial of Palestinian development do not break new ground, for the US has made such criticisms before. The worldwide community views Gilo as Palestinian territory occupied by Israel.
In a almost identical incident last week, Israel prevented seven Palestinian players from Hebron-based Ahly al-Khalil from entering the Gaza Strip to play Shabab Khan Younis, citing the fact that they hold Israeli ID cards.
Israel occupied the West Bank and east Jerusalem in 1967.
Qaraqe added that the Palestinian prisoners said they were dependent on the Ma’an TV channel for their main source of news on Palestine and deeply resented the IPS officials’ decision.
Israel frequently places Palestinians in “administrative detention”, a process that does not require an indictment or trial.
It said he was detained on June 15 at the Erez checkpoint on his way home from routine meetings and was held without access to legal counsel or family visits.
Since 2006, B’Tselem reports, Israel has destroyed at least 1,113 Palestinian homes in the West Bank, not including punitive home demolitions.
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Such action by Israel “continues this pattern of provocative and counterproductive action”, State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement on Wednesday.
