Two Palestinians killed during Israeli arrest raid in West Bank

Palestinian medical sources said four people went to hospital with gunshot wounds after a clash that erupted during the raid, which the army said was intended “to arrest suspects and confiscate weapons”.

Palestinian residents of Qalandiya rioted against the soldiers in the wake of the incidents, according to reports.

Israeli police said the Palestinian was shot dead at the scene by Israeli forces.

Palestinians a look at a auto used in an attempted ramming attack on Israeli soldiers in the Qalandia Refugee Camp on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015.

Quartet representatives met with senior Israeli officials to discuss “ending the violence, restoring security and ending incitement” as well as “future channels” for the peace process, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

At the United Nations in NY, U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power, told reporters that envoys of the so-called Quartet of Mideast mediators are now in the region for “substantive meetings” with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

Jahajha was a media studies student at al-Asriyya College in Ramallah.

Three soldiers were wounded by gunfire Tuesday night during an arrest operation in the Qalandiya refugee camp, north of Jerusalem.

Eleven other people were lightly hurt, and another two more seriously.

Two cars with a large number of bullet holes were later seen in the camp, which is located near the checkpoint of the same name that marks the entrance to Jerusalem.

Since Oct. 1, Israeli forces have killed 113 Palestinians, 67 of whom Israel says were assailants.

Abbas’s comments came as a new poll shows widespread Palestinian support for ongoing attacks on Israelis. Kerry also criticized Israel for continued settlement building and demolishing the homes of Palestinian terrorists.

Since the upsurge in violence, Israeli authorities have routinely withheld the bodies of Palestinians killed while carrying out attacks, one of several measures taken that critics condemn as “collective punishment”.