Israeli forces kill Palestinian inside Hebron hospital

Israel’s supreme court on Thursday gave its green light to the destruction of five homes belonging to Palestinians accused of taking part in deadly anti-Israeli attacks, the justice ministry said.

The demolitions prompted clashes between Palestinian protesters and the Israeli army in which nine suffered minor injuries, Palestinian medical sources said.

It states that for products from West Bank or the Golan Heights that originate from settlements, the expression “Israeli settlement” or equivalent needs to be added, in brackets; while for products from the West Bank not originating from settlements could be labelled “product from Palestine” or ‘Palestinian product’.

The incident comes days after a poll showed that the majority of Israelis supported the extrajudicial killings of suspected Palestinian attackers “even if they have been apprehended and no longer pose a threat”.

About 72 Palestinians have also been killed, including 43 reported assailants, and others killed in violent clashes with Israel’s Defence Forces.

That same day, 22-year-old Issa al-Shalalda, from the village of Sair near Hebron, died from wounds he sustained a day earlier after being shot during confrontations with Israeli forces.

Hassan Al Bo, 21, died after being hit in the heart by live ammunition, an official at Al Ahli Hospital said.

Israel’s Channel 2 said a Palestinian vehicle overtook two Israeli cars on a main road and fired at the first, a people carrier, in which a man in his 40s and an 18-year-old youth, thought to be his son, were killed.

Meanwhile, a Hebron hospital said a Palestinian was shot and killed in clashes with Israeli security forces Friday. Shawar said his staff believed they were companions for another Israeli acting as a pregnant woman going into labor.

Israeli settlements in the West Bank have been declared illegal by the United Nations.

The Israeli military released a statement saying that Abdullah Shalaldah had attacked Israeli forces, but did not specify whether he was armed.

Palestinian Health Minister Jawad Awad accused Israeli safety forces of “executing” Abdallah al-Shalalda, who he stated was escorting a relative inside the power.

Three of the homes are in the West Bank town of Nablus, and belong to the alleged killers of a Jewish settler couple shot dead in front of their children on October 1. He was identified by hospital workers as a cousin of the Palestinian suspect.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said one undercover unit, known as “Yamas”, is used primarily in densely populated areas.

The surge in Palestinian detentions, including higher-than-average levels of minors, began in October, according to prisoners’ rights group Addameer, during Israel’s crackdown in an attempt to quell violence during the latest spate of upheaval.