Israel troops injured in West Bank rammings, 2 Palestinians dead

The deaths come a day after a Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces after stabbing and seriously wounding an Israeli soldier in the West Bank.

Troops shot Yahya Taha in the head in a clash that erupted after they raided the village of Qattana overnight looking for ammunition and assailants.

A police spokeswoman said the man got out of a taxi near a military post and began running toward officers, brandishing a knife.

“Tsipras affirmed that the Greek position regarding the Palestinian cause is stable and should be detached from the developments in the Greek-Israeli bilateral relations, which have been discussed yesterday with the Israeli government”.

Standing next to Mr Kerry in Jerusalem, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the Palestinian violence on “sources of incitement”, linking the attacks to battles against terrorism going on around the globe. More than 2,000 Palestinians have also been injured in clashes with Israeli forces, forcing the Red Crescent to declare an emergency.

The human rights activists questioned the Israeli forces about the respective name and age of the two boys, one of which was only twelve years of age.

Israel has already adopted the controversial policy of demolishing the homes of attackers, which it says acts as a deterrent.

The Palestinian, identified as 19-year-old Omar al-Za’aqiq, was shot by Israeli forces on the scene and died of his wounds.

“They [the Israelis] are committing a strategic mistake” he said. The Palestinians claim all of the West Bank for part of a future state.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was discussing closed meetings, said that in return for such steps, including approval of building permits for Palestinian projects, Netanyahu demanded worldwide recognition of major Israeli settlement blocs in the West Bank that Israel hopes to keep under a future peace deal.

The military proposed releasing Palestinian security prisoners who have been jailed in Israel for decades, increasing the number of Palestinians allowed to work inside Israel and giving additional weapons to Palestinian security forces.