Two Palestinians were shot and killed in separate incidents on Thursday
in the West Bank as Israel announced plans to build a new fence near the
flashpoint city of Hebron in an effort to contain a two-month spate of
violence.
In the first incident, the Israeli military said “a violent riot
erupted” when troops raided the village of Qattana overnight to search
for ammunition and arrest suspected assailants. The Palestinians hurled
firebombs and stones at troops, according to the army.
Troops shot 21-year-old Yehya Taha in the head, according to Palestinian
health ministry spokesman Mohammed Awawdeh, and the youth later died of
his wounds in a Ramallah hospital. Later on Thursday, Israeli border
guards shot and killed a Palestinian attacker wielding a knife near the
West Bank city of Nablus. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the man got
out of a taxi near a military post and began running toward officers,
brandishing a knife.
No Israelis were hurt in that attack, Ms. Samri added. The Palestinian
Health Ministry identified the assailant as 51-year-old Samir Seresi.
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