Two Palestinians killed after allegedly committing separate attacks in Ramallah
“I have a real question as to whether or not both sides want to make it”, said the Republican contender and billionaire real estate mogul, noting that he has more concern about the Palestinian side’s intentions.
The attacks that began in mid-September are showing no signs of relenting.
At the same time, the Palestinian leader accused Israel of carrying out “aggression”, which analysts believe is a reference to the killing of Palestinian assailants who were in the midst of attacking Israelis.
A total of four Israeli soldiers were wounded in Friday’s attacks, two of them were moderately wounded and the other two lightly.
A violent wave of tension and confrontations between Israel and the Palestinians that broke out in early October has left 114 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces gunfire, including 18 young men in the Gaza Strip.
A week after the attack, Ali’s father, Saad Dawabsheh, died from his wounds. In all, four Israelis were hurt.
Hebrew graffiti reading “revenge” sprayed on the walls of the home hinted that the attackers were Jewish.
It is unusual for Palestinian security agents to be implicated in such attacks.
Separately, Trump said at a rally in Virginia on Wednesday night that he plans to visit Israel “soon”.
The Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, said Thursday it had arrested a number of youths belonging to a “Jewish terrorist” organization and that interrogators were checking “concrete suspicions” they were connected to the Duma attack.
Two Palestinians were shot dead in a single incident after they stabbed a soldier in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, the Israeli military said. Soldiers also fired a tear gas canister into a Red Crescent ambulance that was rushing to aid the wounded. One lawyer said that his client has been held for eight days without being allowed to see his attorney or members of his family. He did not elaborate or provide a motive for the attack.
Seven Palestinians were shot and injured by Israeli army fire during clashes that took place following the fatal shooting, while scores of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Israeli police Thursday shot dead a 21-year-old Palestinian from the city of Tulkarm claiming he attempted to stab an Israeli policeman in al-Masrara area.