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Gaza / Tel Aviv (AP) – The bloody conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has again caused casualties. In Gaza, two Palestinians were shot dead by soldiers and more than 200 injured during violent protests on the Israeli border on Friday.
An Israeli died of his injuries on Friday night as a result of a Palestinian bombing in the West Bank settlement of Adam. In addition, during clashes on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem some 40 Palestinians were injured and more than 20 were arrested.
According to the Gaza Health Ministry, new demonstrations at the Israeli border killed a 14-year-old boy and a 43-year-old boy by shooting deadly blows on his head. More than 200 others reportedly sustained injuries.
The Israeli army said some 7,000 Palestinians had participated in riots along the border. They threw stones at the soldiers and set the tires on fire. Some would have damaged the fence of the border. According to Palestinian reports, fire dragons and balloons have caused several fires in the Israeli border area.
Since the end of March, more than 150 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers during protests and clashes, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. Palestinians demand an end to the blockade of Gaza and a right of return to Israeli territory. Human rights organizations warn of unbearable conditions in the coastal area, which has been stuck for more than a decade and has about two million people.
The Temple Mount (Al-Haram al-Sharif / Noble Sanctuary) in the Old City of Jerusalem was the scene of violent confrontations of Palestinians with the Israeli police on Friday. Both parties accused themselves of initiating the violence.
Police said that after the Muslim Friday prayer on the Temple Mount, the Palestinians threw stones and firecrackers at the police. Dozens of Palestinians were reported to be holed up in the Al Aqsa Mosque until the police authorized them.
Following a knife attack in an Israeli settlement, Hadbadah Hospital in Jerusalem said Friday that a 31-year-old Israeli had died from his injuries.
A 17-year-old Palestinian man had invaded the Adam settlement north-east of Jerusalem on Thursday night. He stabbed three Israelis with a knife. One of them shot him, said the army.
After the attack, the army blocked the entrance to the village of Kubar, from where the culprit originates. During the raids, the media reported confrontations with Palestinian residents. Due to the security situation, the Israeli army transferred two other battalions to the [Cisjordanie]
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Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced after the attack the construction of 400 additional residential units in the colony of Adam. "The best response to terrorism is accelerated colonization of Judea and Samaria (West Bank)," he wrote on Twitter.
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