Israeli soldiers killed, Friday, a young Palestinian man, and accidentally injured a Palestinian woman, allegedly after the young man attempted to stab police officers, mildly wounding two before he was shot dead.
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“The terrorist attacked a police team from behind, stabbed and lightly wounded them”.
Both Palestinians were shot and wounded. They were later treated by Magen David Adom paramedics before being evacuated.
Israeli soldiers on Saturday shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian girl near a mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron.
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Since the spate of violence broke out in October, stabbings, shootings and auto rammings by Palestinians have killed 28 Israelis and a USA citizen.
The two Palestinian attackers, Omar Rimawi and Ayham Subih, both 14, were shot by a bystander and are reported to be in serious but stable condition in separate hospitals in Jerusalem.
Local sources said clashes took place in the town after several Israeli military vehicles invaded it, and fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
At least 27 Israelis have been killed in attacks carried out by Palestinians since then.
A three-month hunger strike by a Palestinian journalist accused of militancy on behalf of Hamas has prompted stern questions from the United Nations and European Union over Israel’s policy of keeping prisoners in detention without charge.
Humanitarian officials have called for an immediate halt to the destruction of Palestinian-owned property in the occupied West Bank and for respect for global law.
The apparent execution of a Palestinian in occupied East Jerusalem was caught on video by Al Jazeera on Friday.
Israel says administrative detention, a policy it inherited from the British rule in Mandatory Palestine, is an essential tool for preventing attacks while allowing to keep sensitive information secret.
Earlier Thursday, before the supermarket attack, Israel’s defense minister urged Israeli forces to exercise restraint and use deadly force only when needed in the face of relentless attacks by Palestinians.
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A war between Gaza militants and Israel later that year killed more than 2,200 Palestinians and 73 Israelis, and there is no end in sight to the current round of violence.
