A Palestinian gunman ambushed an Israeli family in the West Bank on Friday, killing a father and his son, while clashes with Israeli security forces in the territory killed two Palestinians in the latest escalation of violence.
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In all, since mid-September, 14 Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks, mostly stabbings.
Israel’s Supreme Court stated on Thursday it might not intervene to stop the demolition of 5 homes belonging to Palestinians accused or suspected of involvement in three current lethal assaults on Israelis.
Majdi Mohammed/AP A Palestinian throws back a tear fuel canister in that was sacked by Israeli troops throughout clashes within the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday.
“Around 20 undercover Israeli forces stormed the hospital, terrorized and threatened the medical staff, and then stormed the room of Azzam Shalaldeh, who was shot last month by Israeli settlers”, Al-Ahli Hospital Director Jihad Shawer told Anadolu Agency. The attack left two Israeli men dead and several others wounded.
Security forces entered a number of villages in the area, supported by military helicopters, in the hunt for the terrorists.
With 1,000 Israelis living in highly fortified enclaves near a towering stone shrine that both Jews and Muslims revere as the burial place of the biblical patriarch Abraham, the city has always been a powder keg.
In the room they shot dead his 28-year-old cousin Abdallah Azzam Shaban al-Shalalda.
The statement said that during the raid, the forces shot to death another man who attacked them.
On Friday, 22-year-old Mahmoud Shalaldeh died of wounds he sustained while clashing with Israeli forces during his cousin Abdallah’s funeral the day before.
Palestinians are voicing outrage, after security camera footage showed Israeli officers disguised as Palestinian civilians as they burst into a hospital and drag away a wanted Palestinian in a wheelchair.
The global Committee of the Red Cross stated it was “following up very intently” the occasions on the Hebron hospital and was pursuing the matter with Israeli safety providers.
Channel 10 released a dramatic audio of a call it said was from one of the passengers in the vehicle calling rescue services as the attack unfolded.
“The fact that Abdullah al-Shalalda was shot in the head and upper body suggests this was an extrajudicial execution, adding to a disturbing pattern of similar recent incidents by Israeli forces in the West Bank which warrant urgent investigation”, Luther added.
A military spokeswoman said he and his family, including the cousin, were known Hamas operatives.
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Amnesty also pointed to the 6 November slaying of 72-year-old Tharwat al-Sharawi, who Israel says tried to run over a few of its occupation soldiers in Hebron. Although such products will not be banned, Israel fears the labels will be a political stigma and could lead to a fuller boycott.
