Palestinian tries to stab Jew in West Bank, shot dead

Tensions and violence have been mounting in recent weeks, in part fueled by Palestinian fears that Israel is trying t…

The latest developments in ongoing violence between Palestinians and Israelis (all times local): _ 9:30 a.m. Dozens of Palestinians have thrown firebombs at a West Bank site revered by a few Jews as the tomb of biblical patriarch Joseph.

Abbas has not openly endorsed the attacks but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused him of inciting violence by calling for protests against Israel.

Earlier on Saturday, in the West Bank city of Hebron. The alleged attacker later died of his wounds. “I think my views are well known that, over time, the only way that Israel is going to be truly secure and the only way that the Palestinians are going to be able to meet the aspirations of their people is if there are two states living side by side in peace and security”, Obama said.

Minutes later in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, a second Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces when he tried to stab a soldier at a checkpoint, police said.

Police spokeswoman Luba Samri says officers approached a Palestinian who then pulled out a knife and tried to stab them. Two of the victims were seriously wounded while two others sustained minor injuries. “I screamed at him: “I am a Jew, I am a Jew” – he didn’t stop … he tried to stab me again so I fought him again with my trolley”.

As Israeli authorities have prevented men under 40 years old from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, violence has spread across Palestinian cities.