Israel troops injured in West Bank clashes

The second incident wounded six Israeli soldiers, according to Israeli police, and occurred on a road connecting the two Jewish-only settlements of Kiryat Arba and Gush Etzion, north of Hebron.

The decision was made in line with a cabinet resolution on Thursday mandating that the army hermetically seal any Palestinian area for the purposes of preventing an anticipated attack on Israelis.

In the first incident, the Israeli military said “a violent riot erupted” when troops raided the village of Qattana overnight to search for ammunition and arrest suspected assailants.

At least 43 Palestinians were shot by Israeli military forces during ongoing clashes across the occupied Palestinian territory, the Palestinian Red Crescent said Friday.

He identified the attacker as 20-year-old Omar Zaakik.

Yesterday a third Palestinian was killed by the Israeli occupation forces.

Each Friday, Palestinian movements headed by Islamist movement Hamas call for a “day of rage”, which escalates into clashes between Palestinian youths throwing stones and Molotov cocktails and Israeli security forces who respond by shooting real or rubber-coated bullets and tear gas.

“The plan, proposed by several senior officials, will see the national council announce that in light of the failure to establish a Palestinian state, and in light of Israeli actions during the latest round of violence, the PLO’s recognition is withdrawn”, Times of Israel reported.

The worldwide community has regularly urged Israelis and Palestinians to take measures to ease the unrest.

Ya’alon said Israel must battle against these terrorists – mostly young Palestinian men and women – while safeguarding the economic cooperation between Israel and the Palestinians.

A Red Crescent spokesperson told Ma’an that 16 Palestinians were injured by live bullets, as well as two by rubber-coated steel bullets in the Gaza Strip.

Hebron is the largest Palestinian city in the West Bank and a frequent flashpoint for violence.