Palestinians torch Jewish shrine, Israelis outraged

The ambulance later left the scene of the attack, taking the assailant to Hadassah, where he died of his injuries. Two of the casualties, a pregnant woman and her two-year-old daughter, were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on October 11, which came in response to an earlier rocket attack.

The mounting death toll has prompted fears of a new Palestinian intifada, or uprising, like those of 1987-1993 and 2000-2005, when thousands were killed in near-daily violence.

On Friday, hundreds joined protests after Muslim noon prayers, after Palestinian factions called for a “day of rage”.

In a separate incident in Hebron, the army said an Israeli settler opened fire on a Palestinian man after an alleged stabbing attempt.

The Foreign Press Association has complained of harassment by both Israeli and Palestinian forces, including cases in which reporters were beaten and equipment smashed. The attacker was quickly shot.

Troops rushed to the scene where one of the soldiers had been stabbed, and administered aid to the wounded soldier who was eventually taken away by ambulance.

Palestinian media said her assailant was aged 16.

“The Israeli Defense Forces have significantly bolstered their presence in Israeli city centres, while many Arab neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem have been surrounded by security forces with access roads blocked and checkpoints established”, Mr. Zerihoun added, noting that the Israeli authorities had also reinstated a number of movement restrictions in the West Bank”. Most of the students fled, but five were arrested by Palestinian police and later handed over to Israeli authorities, according to Israeli police.

He said tensions at the holy sites in Jerusalem, exacerbated by “reckless statements” from Palestinian and Israeli extremist elements, were the main instigator of the violence. Palestinian citizens of Israel were also urged to join the protests.

The Israeli Supreme Court is still deliberating the appeal of Abu Arafeh and three elected members of the PLC whom Israel is denying residency permits to; they have moved to the outskirts of Ramallah to stay as close as possible to Jerusalem.

But that has failed to stop the violence. But he also blamed “the apparent heavy-handed approach by Israeli security services” and “the impact of social media and irresponsible rhetoric” for the escalation.

In his column in Akhbar el Balad, Khalil Assali makes several suggestions to Palestinians in order to remain safe on the streets, including the recommendation to affix one’s personal ID card to a light-colored shirt and keep hands empty and visible at all times.

A man in the crowd said the march was a welcome counterpoint to the ongoing violence.

The latest developments in a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence (all times local).

The USA secretary of state John Kerry has said he planned to travel to the region in the next few days, amid reports that a meeting may take place in Jordan to include the Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

Israel’s new United Nations ambassador, Danny Danon, accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of “dangerous incitement” against Israel with what he called “hate-filled speech”, including claims that Israel is trying to change the status quo at the hilltop Jerusalem compound.

Israel’s military said about 100 people converged on Joseph’s tomb in the Palestinian city of Nablus and set parts of it ablaze before Palestinian security forces arrived and pushed them back. At least four assailants were killed.

Israeli soldiers aim at fleeing Palestinian protesters during clashes between Palestinians and Israelis forces at the Howara checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus.