Hamas declares new ‘intifada’ as six killed in clashes

An army spokesperson said the incident was continuing, adding that about 200 Palestinians had approached the fence while hurling rocks and rolling burning tyres toward security forces.

Tensions have surged in 11 days of violence in which four Israelis and 17 Palestinians – including several Palestinians shot by police, have been killed in Jerusalem, the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Gaza and in Israeli cities.

Security in Jerusalem’s historic Old City – the scene of three recent reported knife attacks – has been stepped up noticeably, with metal detectors being installed at the city’s gates. Tensions have worsened with increased restrictions Israel has placed on visits to the Temple Mount, a holy place for Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Earlier in the day, Hamas’ Chief Ismail Haniyeh called for the strengthening of the intifada or Palestinian uprising.

Israel reimposes a ban on men under 50 attending Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa.

The unrest has sparked fears that a third Palestinian uprising, or intifada, could erupt. Police said she had tried to stab a bus station guard, although video footage of the incident did not show that.

France24 also reported that Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli forces in a number of locations in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, on Thursday, and a 20-year-old protester was killed by live fire.

Police detained the suspected attacker, a Palestinian man from the Hebron area of the West Bank.

Rancour runs deep between Israel and the Palestinians, whose last round of negotiations ended in April 2014 without progress.

Abbas spoke again Thursday of wanting “peaceful, popular resistance” and not violence, but many Palestinian youths are frustrated with his leadership as well as Israel’s right-wing government.

The chances of talks resuming before U.S. president Barack Obama’s term ends appear slim. Police say the attacker was later arrested. “Just as we defeated previous waves of terrorism, we will defeat this one as well”.

He said the messages were being spread by Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, “some countries in the region” and particularly by the Islamic Movement.

Ms Samri said men under 45 are barred from the Al-Aqsa mosque compound while women of all ages can enter. The homes of families of two slain Palestinians who carried out deadly attacks previous year were demolished in East Jerusalem this week.

Earlier, paramilitary police shot dead a militant who had opened fire at them during late-night clashes at the Palestinian Shuafat refugee camp, police said.

Following the recent feud between Palestinians and israeli’s resulting to a wave of stabbings, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also urged citizens to be on “maximum alert”.