Jerusalem: Israeli forces raid an occupied refugee camp Western coast Early Thursday, setting off a gun battle in which two Palestinians were killed and more than a dozen wounded, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
In another incident, a Palestinian stabbed a 28-year-old Israeli man on a bus in the West Bank before a bystander killed him, the Israeli military said. Magen David Edom Emergency Service said the stabbed victim was treated and taken to hospital.
Videos circulated online showed smoke rising from the center of the Jenin refugee camp as gunshots echoed in the background. Others showed Israeli soldiers and Palestinian gunmen walking through narrow streets. Two days after the raid, five people were shot dead in the middle by a Palestinian from a village near Jenin. IsraelIt is part of a wave of attacks in recent days in which a total of 11 people have been killed.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said a 17-year-old and a 23-year-old were killed and 15 others were injured. The Israeli military said soldiers opened fire after entering Jenin to arrest the suspects. It said one soldier was injured and taken to hospital for treatment.
The Jenin refugee camp was the scene of one of the deadliest battles of the Second Palestinian Intifada, or insurgency. In April 2002, Israeli forces fought Palestinian militants in the camp, killing 23 Israeli soldiers and more than 50 Palestinians.
In recent years the Palestinian Authority, which administers parts of the occupied West Bank, has exercised little control over Jenin. The Israeli military and refugee camps operating in and around the city often come under fire.
In Tuesday’s attack, a 27-year-old Palestinian from the West Bank village of Yabad, near Jenin, systematically killed the victims, killing five. On Sunday night, two police officers were killed in a gunfight by Islamic State sympathizers in the central city of Hadera. Last week, a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack by an IS-inspired attacker in the southern city of Beersheba also killed four. Two attacks claimed by IS were carried out by Arab citizens of Israel.
director Joe Biden spoke to the prime minister of israel Naftali Bennett on Wednesday. Biden offered his condolences after the recent attacks and said the US “stands firmly with Israel in the face of this terrorist threat and all threats to the State of Israel.” white House said.
The recent wave of violence has brought the Palestinian issue back to the fore at a time when Israel is focusing on building alliances with Arab states against Iran. There have been no serious Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in more than a decade, and Bennett opposed to the Palestinian state.
Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian leaders have held a flurry of meetings in recent weeks, and Israel has announced a series of goodwill gestures in an effort to maintain peace ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins later this week. .
They hope to avoid a repeat of last year, when clashes Jerusalem The 11-day Gaza War began, but recent attacks have heightened tensions. after a safety cabinet At a meeting late Wednesday, Israel nevertheless decided to pursue a plan to ease sanctions on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza in 1967 Middle East war, territory Palestinians want for a future state. Israel annexed East Jerusalem in a move recognized internationally. In the West Bank, it continues to build and expand Jewish settlements, which most of the international community considers illegal.
Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas seized power there two years later. Since then, Israel and Hamas have fought four wars and Israel and Egypt have maintained a blockade on the region, which is home to more than 2 million Palestinians.
In another incident, a Palestinian stabbed a 28-year-old Israeli man on a bus in the West Bank before a bystander killed him, the Israeli military said. Magen David Edom Emergency Service said the stabbed victim was treated and taken to hospital.
Videos circulated online showed smoke rising from the center of the Jenin refugee camp as gunshots echoed in the background. Others showed Israeli soldiers and Palestinian gunmen walking through narrow streets. Two days after the raid, five people were shot dead in the middle by a Palestinian from a village near Jenin. IsraelIt is part of a wave of attacks in recent days in which a total of 11 people have been killed.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said a 17-year-old and a 23-year-old were killed and 15 others were injured. The Israeli military said soldiers opened fire after entering Jenin to arrest the suspects. It said one soldier was injured and taken to hospital for treatment.
The Jenin refugee camp was the scene of one of the deadliest battles of the Second Palestinian Intifada, or insurgency. In April 2002, Israeli forces fought Palestinian militants in the camp, killing 23 Israeli soldiers and more than 50 Palestinians.
In recent years the Palestinian Authority, which administers parts of the occupied West Bank, has exercised little control over Jenin. The Israeli military and refugee camps operating in and around the city often come under fire.
In Tuesday’s attack, a 27-year-old Palestinian from the West Bank village of Yabad, near Jenin, systematically killed the victims, killing five. On Sunday night, two police officers were killed in a gunfight by Islamic State sympathizers in the central city of Hadera. Last week, a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack by an IS-inspired attacker in the southern city of Beersheba also killed four. Two attacks claimed by IS were carried out by Arab citizens of Israel.
director Joe Biden spoke to the prime minister of israel Naftali Bennett on Wednesday. Biden offered his condolences after the recent attacks and said the US “stands firmly with Israel in the face of this terrorist threat and all threats to the State of Israel.” white House said.
The recent wave of violence has brought the Palestinian issue back to the fore at a time when Israel is focusing on building alliances with Arab states against Iran. There have been no serious Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in more than a decade, and Bennett opposed to the Palestinian state.
Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian leaders have held a flurry of meetings in recent weeks, and Israel has announced a series of goodwill gestures in an effort to maintain peace ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins later this week. .
They hope to avoid a repeat of last year, when clashes Jerusalem The 11-day Gaza War began, but recent attacks have heightened tensions. after a safety cabinet At a meeting late Wednesday, Israel nevertheless decided to pursue a plan to ease sanctions on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza in 1967 Middle East war, territory Palestinians want for a future state. Israel annexed East Jerusalem in a move recognized internationally. In the West Bank, it continues to build and expand Jewish settlements, which most of the international community considers illegal.
Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas seized power there two years later. Since then, Israel and Hamas have fought four wars and Israel and Egypt have maintained a blockade on the region, which is home to more than 2 million Palestinians.