Palestine’s Abbas urges return to pre-2000 status quo in Jerusalem

According to Bennett, his visit to the West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) was a message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to escalate settlement construction activity in the Palestinian city.

Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency says that before his arrest, Allan “was in contact with an Islamic Jihad terrorist” with the aim of carrying out large-scale attacks.

Israeli forces raided Halhul town, north of Hebron, where they detained three Palestinians after breaking into and ransacking their houses. Israel said it supported the plan because it would reinforce the message that Jews are not trying to take over the holy site and such claims amounted to Palestinian incitement.

The videos come amid a wave of Palestinian stabbing attacks, and as top Israeli politicians and security commanders have encouraged forces to shoot to kill suspected assailants. Seventy Palestinians have also been killed – 44 of them said by Israel to be attackers and the remainder killed in clashes with Israeli troops.

Abbas reiterated his demand to provide the Palestinians with worldwide protection, adding that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has submitted a detailed memo in this regard.

Israeli soldiers also raided Yatta town, south of Hebron and detained a Palestinian child identified as Asef Ishraitih, 14.

Last month, Israeli forces arrested more than 1,500 Palestinians, the Israeli army stated.

Allan was welcomed home by friends and family in the West Bank village of Einabus.

The same day a Palestinian tried to stab an Israeli soldier at a checkpoint in the northern West Bank and was shot dead. Soldiers stationed in Hebron receive special briefings and training, and “the goal is to strengthen feelings of security”, for both the Jewish residents and the local population, she said.

On Wednesday, One Palestinian youth was killed by Israeli gunfire while at least 19 others were injured as clashes continue all over the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza.

Police said the incident is being investigated, but Ascherman questioned how they appear to have no leads even with the video. Subsequently, four Israeli extremists were jailed for six months without charges, a measure Israel typically uses against Palestinians.

Arresting Palestinians for social media posts, says Iraqi, constitutes “selective application of the law”.