Three Palestinians shot dead by Israeli soldiers in West Bank

And in the early hours, clashes in the village of Qatanna, northwest of Jerusalem, resulted in the death of Yahya Taha, 21, who the Palestinian health ministry said was shot in the head.

During his meeting with Netanyahu, the Israeli leader said Israel would only agree to take steps to improve the security and economic situation for Palestinians in the West Bank when calm is fully restored, according to a senior Israeli official.

Her cousin, 16-year-old Hadeel Wajih Awad, was shot dead after stabbing a 70-year-old Palestinian in the back with scissors in Jerusalem – in what is assumed to have been a case of mistaken identity, as Palestinians have targeted Israelis in a wave of knife attacks in recent weeks.

Two Israeli soldiers were wounded in the incident near the Kfar Adumim settlement on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Israeli police and military said. At least 92 Palestinians have died, including 58 said by Israel to be attackers. Many of them were teenagers.

In a joint address delivered Thursday with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned Israel not to turn the ongoing Palestine-Israel conflict into a “religious” dispute.

On Monday, a Palestinian fatally stabbed a soldier, two Palestinian girls were shot after they stabbed an elderly Arab man and a vehicle struck a pedestrian before speeding off to a nearby West Bank town. Ibrahim Abdul Haleem Dawood, 16, was shot in the heart during clashes with Israeli forces in Ramallah, the statement added, adding that several operations to try to save him had failed.

Israel has already adopted the controversial policy of demolishing the homes of attackers, which it says acts as a deterrent. It said locals threw petrol bombs and rocks at the troops, who fired at one of them.

Meanwhile, Israel’s defence minister told parliament that a new “massive barrier” will be built to prevent Palestinians from the southern West Bank from infiltrating into Israel.

Abbas accused the Israeli government of derailing all opportunities over the last 22 years to achieve peace with the Palestinians. Children as young as 11 have stabbed Israelis in the current unrest. Palestinians also accuse Israel of using excessive force in suppressing violence.