Soldiers shot and killed the driver of a vehicle who tried to run them over in one attack during the raid in the Qalandia refugee camp, the army said.
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Fourteen people were injured Monday in a car-ramming attack in Jerusalem, including 18-month-old Yotam Sitbon, who was seriously wounded.
A Palestinian motorist rammed into a bus stop in Jerusalem on Monday, injuring at least 11 people before he was shot dead by a security guard, Israeli police said.
The Palestinian health ministry confirmed the deaths of the would-be attackers, naming them as Ahmad Jahajha, 21, and Hekmat Hamdan, whose age was not disclosed.
The army spokesperson said they were aware of a second attack in the camp involving border police officers that left another suspect dead.
Israelis and Palestinians have accused each other of inciting violence.
Palestinians wait to be checked by Israeli soldiers patrolling the streets of the West Bank city of Hebron on December 15, 2015.
Palestinians have often highlighted the lack of progress in the case as among the causes of a wave of knife, gun and car-ramming attacks targeting Israelis that began on October 1. The Palestinians say it is the result of frustrations stemming from Israel’s almost 50-year occupation.
Israeli soldiers fire tear gas at Palestinian demonstrators during clashes on the outskirts of Ramal …
UN “Human Rights” Council spokeswoman Cécile Pouilly expressed grave concern “at the unrelenting violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and in Israel”.
Israeli authorities seized a shipment of 4,000 dolls dressed as Palestinian stone-throwers – aimed at inspiring impressionable kids to commit acts of violence. “[But] the response from Israeli security forces has resulted in alleged attackers, protesters, and even bystanders being killed and injured”.
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Pouilly warned that although worldwide attention appeared to be waning, “the level of killings, injuries and arrests has continued, with an average of one person dying every day”.
