Palestinian hunger striker released from Israeli prison

Four Israelis were stabbed in separate attacks Monday while a Palestinian teenager who tried to stab a soldier was shot dead.

A prison service spokeswoman confirmed Allan would be released later on Wednesday, without providing further details.

Israeli occupation forces also stormed a Palestinian university in the occupied West Bank, following more than a month of violence that has raised fears of a third Palestinian Intifada, or uprising.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, since the beginning of last month, 61 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces, with over 2,120 injured.

The site is frequently home to clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police, causing Israel to place restrictions on the age of Muslim men allowed inside.

One Palestinian was buried separately in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem.

Israeli police and Palestinian protesters often clash on the site, with the protesters usually barricading themselves inside the mosque and sometimes throwing stones and firebombs at Israeli forces.

The 37-acre (15 -hectare) site has been at the heart of the current round of Israeli-Palestinian violence.

Revered by both Muslims and Jews, the Ibrahimi Mosque compound – which Jews call the “Tomb of Patriarchs” – is believed to contain the graves of the prophets Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

The Palestinian Authority’s committee on detainees, for its part, has accused the Israeli army of arresting children in many cases. It is unknown what role Israel would have and whether Israelis would have access to the footage.

Mladenov promised, during the press conference, to keep the UN Security Council informed about the situation in Hebron, where Palestinians are living a state of mounting tension, anger and hopelessness amidst the killings of Palestinians by Israeli military and attacks by settlers.

Palestinian security officials identified him as Ibrahim Skafi, 22, from Hebron.