Palestinian killed after ramming Israelis
Witnesses said Israeli forces detained the child, who was about to enter a market near the Flowers Gate of the Old City, and took him to a nearby Israeli police station.
But he also said that proofs were still lacking nearly five months after the attack in the West Bank village of Duma and recent arrests of suspects.
Women mourn during the funeral procession of two Palestinians shot dead by Israeli soldiers in Qalandiya in the occupied West Bank on November 16, 2015.
In some cases, it claimed officers carried out what the group called “summary executions”, killing Palestinians instead of arresting and trying them in court.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld dismissed B’Tselem’s accusations. “[But] the response from Israeli security forces has resulted in alleged attackers, protesters, and even bystanders being killed and injured”.
Diab said the 80-square-meter house, which was made out of tin, bricks, and wood, sheltered her and her five children, noting that her husband has been denied entry to Jerusalem for holding a Palestinian Authority identity card.
Many families are forced to demolish their homes with their own hands to avoid the high cost of paying for Israeli government bulldozers. At least one Palestinian assailant was seriously wounded in the course of the operation.
“We again voice deep concern over reports of excessive use of force by Israeli forces”, Pouilly said.
Police spokeswoman Luba Samri identified the attacker as Abed Almohsin Hassoneh, 21, from the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina.
In Gaza, 41% of respondents there said they were looking to emigrate, with Europe being the most favored destination.
The current round of violence erupted over tensions around a sensitive holy site in Jerusalem, sacred to both Jews and Muslims, and quickly escalated and spread.
The Middle East peace process, stalled since early 2014, continues to frustrate Palestinians with its lack of progress, while Israel continues to expand settlements in dozens of enclaves it has built on land seized in the Six-Day War of 1967. He was also related to Younis Jahjouh, 22, who was killed by the IOF, along with Rubin Ziad, 32, and Jihad Aslan, 19, in a similar invasion two years ago, according to IMEMC.