Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen after alleged firebomb

Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager within the occupied West Bank after a gaggle of youths smashed a gap by way of the Israeli separation barrier and commenced throwing objects at police.

The capturing occurred in Azariyah, a village simply outdoors of Jerusalem, and marked the most recent violence in what has grow to be the deadliest yr within the West Bank since 2015.

In the Gaza Strip, in the meantime, 1000’s of supporters of the ruling Hamas militant group crammed a soccer stadium in an illustration they mentioned was meant to indicate solidarity with the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem through the Jewish excessive vacation season.

Amateur video shared on social media confirmed a gaggle of masked youths gathered in entrance of the towering concrete barrier and chanting slogans as they compelled their means by way of a gate.

“Walk forward our popular fans,” they chanted. “A hole in the separation wall, a patrol explodes.” Israel’s paramilitary border police mentioned forces shot a protester who tried to throw a firebomb at them as they got here to disperse an illustration. It mentioned demonstrators threw stones and explosives at them. The Palestinian Health Ministry recognized the lifeless youth as 18-year-old Fayez Damdoum.

Israel constructed the barrier some 20 years in the past in what it mentioned was a safety measure meant to stop attackers from coming into Israel. But the barrier incessantly dips into the West Bank, carving off almost 10 per cent of its territory.

The Palestinians view the construction as an unlawful land seize and image of Israel’s 55-year army occupation of the territory.

Israel captured the West Bank and east Jerusalem within the 1967 Middle East battle. Some 700,000 Israeli settlers now dwell within the two areas, which the Palestinians declare for a future state.

Saturday’s killing got here at a time of heightened tensions. Israel has been finishing up stepped-up army exercise within the West Bank, principally within the northern cities of Jenin and Nablus, following a collection of lethal Palestinian assaults inside Israel final spring.

In Gaza, 1000’s of individuals attended Saturday’s rally, known as “Al Aqsa is in danger.” Hamas leaders, together with its prime official in Gaza, Yehiyeh Sinwar, stood on a stage and addressed the gang.

Hamas has beforehand threatened violence in response to what it says are “violations” in opposition to Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Jewish New Year vacation season.

Tens of 1000’s of Jews go to the town through the vacation, together with massive numbers of people that go to the contested hilltop compound the place the mosque is situated.

Jews revere the location because the Temple Mount, house to the biblical Jewish Temples, and contemplate it the holiest web site in Judaism. The web site is the emotional epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian battle, and the competing claims usually spill over into violence.

Under longstanding preparations, Jews are allowed to go to, however not pray on the web site. However lately, the variety of guests has swelled, with some folks praying below police safety.

These scenes have raised fears amongst Palestinians that Israel is plotting to divide or take over the location — a declare Israel denies.

Rawhi Mushtaha, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, mentioned Israeli practices have been endangering the mosque, the third-holiest web site in Islam.

“The practices of the occupation in Al-Aqsa, the West Bank and Palestine herald the great explosion in Al-Aqsa,” he mentioned.