Palestinian shot dead in Jerusalem after stabbing Israeli officer

Much of the violence has emanated from Hebron, the largest West Bank city, where hundreds of Israeli settlers live in heavily-guarded enclaves surrounded by tens of thousands of Palestinians.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday charged recent attacks by Palestinians are motivated by Muslim extremism rather than resistance to the Israeli occupation, shortly after two attacks occurred in Jerusalem.

The man is said to have slightly wounded one of the officers before being shot.

Israeli forces have killed 94 Palestinians, many of them teenagers.

The fatality brings to 105 the number of Palestinians killed in the latest wave of violence, the vast majority of them Israel says are attackers, shot dead during or after attempts to stab or run over Israelis.

The officer, who is in his early 20s, was stabbed in the next by a Palestinian terrorist and evacuated to Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.

Israeli forces detained at least 15 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank overnight Saturday, most of which were from Hebron, and raided several houses, an Israeli army spokesperson and locals told Ma’an.

The commission noted that Israel adopted a policy of carrying out wide arrest campaigns in the Palestinian territories, targeting mostly people below 18 years old.

Three days ago, Israeli soldiers invaded the offices of Radio One in Hebron, giving the employees a military order declaring that if “incitement” would not stop, the station would be closed.

The approximately 25-mile stretch of fence is part of a West Bank separation barrier that Israel has built over the last decade or so. Human rights groups say such demolitions amount to collective punishment, with family members being forced to suffer for the acts of others. Palestinians also accuse Israel of using excessive force in suppressing violence.