Two more Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank

Israeli forces have gunned down two more Palestinians as tensions remain high in the occupied West Bank. 

The Israeli military said in a statement that a shooting incident took place on Thursday at the Hizma military checkpoint north of the occupied al-Quds (Jerusalem) after a Palestinian exited his vehicle and opened fire on the Israeli forces.

"A gunman stopped at a checkpoint near Hizmeh, exited his vehicle and shot forces at the site," the statement said, adding, "The forces responded, shooting the attacker and resulting in his death."

An Israeli soldier and a bystander were wounded in the attack, it noted.

The Palestinian sources have identified the slain Palestinian as Mazin Hasan Ureiba from the West Bank city of Abu Dis.

Also on Thursday evening, Israeli troops shot and killed another Palestinian who allegedly tried to stab a policeman in East al-Quds.

The incident took place near the entrance to the Damascus Gate in the city.

Israeli media reports say the policeman was also wounded mistakenly by soldiers who opened fire on the Palestinian man. The wounded policeman suffered a stab wound to his hand and a gunshot wound to his leg. 

The latest incidents comes amid deadly tensions between the Tel Aviv regime and Palestinians over the past weeks.

Also on Tuesday, two Palestinians were killed in separate incidents by the Israeli forces across the occupied territories.

According to Israeli sources, a young female Palestinian was shot after attacking a soldier in the city of Tulkarm. She died of injuries as Israeli soldiers prevented medics from reaching her. 

Just hours earlier, a Palestinian man was killed for similar allegations in Bethlehem.

Tensions are running high between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The wave of unrest was triggered by Israel’s imposition in August of restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East al-Quds.

At least 111 Palestinians and nearly 20 Israelis have been killed in the recent wave of clashes between Palestinians and Israelis since the start of October. 

Palestinian home razed in the West Bank 

The Israeli army said on Thursday that troops razed to the ground Rajeb Aliweh’s home in Nablus for allegedly masterminding the killing of an Israeli settler couple on October 1.

Palestinian police said Israeli forces entered the city at about 2:00 a.m. local time and blew up the second-floor apartment.

Israeli authorities have demolished several Palestinian houses on similar accusations over the past few months. Human rights groups say the demolitions are an act of collective punishment.

Palestinians are angry at increasing raids on al-Aqsa Mosque and attacks on their property by Israeli extremists. They believe that the attacks are orchestrated, aimed at changing the demographic status of the third holiest site in Islam.

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