Two Palestinian youths were shot dead in the occupied West Bank on Friday in separate incidents, one by Jewish settlers who attacked a local village and one by Israeli soldiers in confrontations during a military raid, Palestinian sources said.
"The youth of the village went out to confront them using stones. Settlers opened fire, they killed one person and wounded others," said one witness who asked not to be named.
Washington has expressed concern over growing attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinian villages in the West Bank, where violence has worsened since last year with stepped-up Israeli raids amid Palestinian street attacks on Israelis. The Palestinian Health Ministry said an 18-year-old was shot in the head and killed. Amjad Zeidan, who said he witnessed the incident from about 200 metres away said that he did not see the youth killed carrying weapons or explosives.
U.S.-brokered peace talks aimed at establishing a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, collapsed in 2014 and show no sign of revival.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
UN documents rising Jewish settler violence in occupied West BankUN warns of a sharp increase in Jewish settler violence in occupied Palestinian territories, deepening vulnerabilities and displacement while the expansion of illegal settlements compound humanitarian concerns
Weiterlesen »
Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian, 18, Dead in West Bank RaidA Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli armed forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Friday morning.
Weiterlesen »
Bank of England Lifts Bank Rate to 5.5%The Bank of England raised interest rates by 0.25% at Thursday\u2019s policy meeting, bringing the Bank Rate to 5.5%. The British Pound edged lower after the decisio
Weiterlesen »
Warning signs for West Nile virus are starting to flash across the West, experts sayA historically wet winter and, now, hotter summer are leading to 'pretty big' warning signs for West Nile virus in the Western US, public health and mosquito control experts say, suggesting that residents should take care to avoid bites.
Weiterlesen »
Israel risks losing support amid a crackdown on Palestinians and its own people | PennLive lettersMaybe Israel should have let the West Bank go back to Jordan, as it let the Sinai Peninsula go back to Egypt.
Weiterlesen »
BoE Preview: Sterling could face downside risks considering long GBP positions held by many hedge funds– BofAEconomists at the Bank of America discuss today’s Bank of England policy decision and its implications for the GBP. BoE to increase the Bank Rate by 2
Weiterlesen »