“Breaking the Wave”: An Israeli soldier killed after a shooting at a checkpoint near a military checkpoint in East Jerusalem
An Israeli soldier has died following a shooting at a military checkpoint in East Jerusalem on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Twitter.
A suspect fired at the security forces at the Shuafat border crossing while a shot was fired from a passing vehicle. Border Guard forces are searching for the suspects.”
A male in serious condition was transferred to a hospital, and a female with mild injuries were treated at the scene.
Most of the international community considers East Jerusalem to be an occupied area, and that’s why there was a shooting at a checkpoint near a refugee camp.
Many forces are in the field and working day and night to protect the citizens of Israel according to the statement by the Prime Minister. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families. Terror will not defeat us, we are strong, even on this difficult evening.”
The youngest was 14-year-old Adel Ibrahim Daoud, shot on Friday near the separation wall between Israel and the West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said, according to Palestinian Authority news agency WAFA.
The Israel Defence Forces said a suspect who thrown Molotov cocktails at them was spotted near the city of Qal Qalya. The soldiers responded with live fire. A hit has been identified. The incident is under review.”
The IDF said that the soldiers shot at the suspects after they threw rocks and bottles at vehicles outside the town of Aboud.
According to the Palestine Ministry of Health, two Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military operation in the Jenin refugee camp.
In the Jenin refugee camp, the IDF said forces were there to arrest a man it claimed was involved in terrorist activities and planning to shoot at the soldiers in the area.
The occupied West Bank’s Jenin and Nablus areas, which are both located near the Israeli military, are in a more volatile and dangerous situation.
Israel is raiding cities and villages in the occupied West Bank because it wants to kill the fighters before they cross into it to carry out attacks. The operation, dubbed “Breaking the Wave” by the IDF, was launched after a series of attacks on Israelis. At least 20 Israelis and foreigners have been killed in attacks targeting civilians and soldiers in Israel and the West Bank so far this year.
“The mounting violence in the occupied West Bank is fueling a climate of fear, hatred and anger. It is crucial to reduce tensions immediately to open the space for crucial initiatives aimed at establishing a viable political horizon,” Wennesland said.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz: “We won’t cooperate with an external investigation” in the investigation of the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh
JERUSALEM — The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the fatal shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Israel confirmed Monday, condemning the probe as a “grave mistake” and vowing not to cooperate.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz made the statement on Twitter, saying Israel has made it clear to the U.S. “that we won’t cooperate with any external investigation.”
Palestinian officials, Abu Akleh’s family and Al Jazeera accuse Israel of intentionally targeting and killing the 51-year-old journalist, who was wearing a helmet and a protective vest marked with the word “press” when she was shot last May in the occupied West Bank.
She was a wellknown face in the Arab world after spending two decades covering the West Bank for Al Jazeera. Her death was felt across the region.
The family and the Foreign Ministry of the Palestinians did not respond to the requests for comment. A spokeswoman for outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid declined to comment, and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is expected to return to lead the country in the coming weeks, also had no immediate comment.
It is not unusual for the FBI or other U.S. investigators to mount probes into non-natural deaths or injuries of American citizens abroad, particularly if they are government employees.
However, such separate investigations are not the rule and it is rare, if not unprecedented, for them to occur in a U.S.-allied country like Israel that is recognized in Washington as having a credible and independent judicial system.
Critics have accused the military of not doing enough to investigate and hold troops accountable for their actions. Israeli authorities decided not to carry out a criminal investigation following their own investigation into the death.
The army of Israel were shooting everywhere. When she heard people yelling in the house, she went upstairs to see what was happening.
“Twenty minutes after the soldiers left the neighborhood, her father went to look for her … He found her lying on the floor with a face full of blood,” Zakarneh said.
If it was proven that she was not involved in terrorist activity, Israeli Defense Minister Netanyahu said he wanted to express “sorrow” for her death.
The U.S. embassy in Gaza announces a strike on Thursday after the killing of Jana and a 16-year-old boy
A general strike was declared in Jenin on Monday following Jana’s killing, WAFA said, adding that “hundreds of people” took to the streets to protest “ongoing Israeli aggression”.
The Prime Minister of Palestine called on the United Nations for Children and armed Conflict to investigate the crimes of the occupation and put Israel on a blacklist. Gamba is currently on a visit to the West Bank and Gaza.
The Associated Press says 62 Palestinians — about half identified as militants — and 14 Israelis have been killed since the start of the year. The United Nations Security Council plans to discuss the violence today and U.S. officials have called on both sides to restore calm. The U.S. helped lead talks on Sunday that resulted in a statement of general steps to reduce violence.
On Thursday, a 16-year-old boy died after he was shot by Israeli forces in Ramallah, according to a separate statement by the Palestinian Ministry of Health last week.
He was wounded by two bullets from the back. He left from his chest and the abdomen, that statement said.
Eleazar, 27, was killed in Israel during a trip to Israel for a wedding on the day after a Jewish friend’s wedding
It’s important that the people of Israel know America’s commitment to their security is still intact in the context of this attack. That commitment is backed up by nearly 75 years of U.S. support. America’s commitment has never wavered.
According to the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, a Connecticut man named Eleazar was killed in Israel while visiting friends for a wedding. The 27-year-old was shot on a road frequented by international tourists that passes through the West Bank toward the Dead Sea. He graduated from Columbia University. He will be buried in Israel on Wednesday.
The attack took place on Route 90, north of the Beit Ha’Arava Junction, the MDA said. The location is on one of the main routes for Israelis to visit the Dead Sea.
He was going back to America to attend his friend’s wedding and see his friends. He was going to see a friend when he was murdered.
Steve Charter, the manager of a Hebrew language program Ganeles attended, told CNN on Tuesday that Ganeles was “a really nice guy, a gentleman … the type of guy you want your daughter to date.” Charter said that in 2015, he attended a five-month course at Kibbutz Sde Eliyyah and joined the Israeli army.
The security situation in Israel and the West Bank did not appear to be an issue for the leader of the organization. In the past he lived here so he understands what’s happening. He didn’t express any concern that something was going on.
The US State Department said it was concerned about the violence in Israel after it was confirmed an American had been killed.
A mob ofIsraeli settlers killed a Palestinian and beat others with metal bars and stoned a Palestinian fire engine after burning several homes during a rampage south of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Those attacks followed the fatal shooting of two Israeli brothers earlier on Sunday in Huwara, days after a massive Israeli military raid into Nablus in search of wanted militants left at least 11 Palestinians dead.
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Ned Price, a New Jersey native, and Abdul Monem Aqtash (Major Abdul-Mahadash)
State Department spokesman Ned Price on Monday reiterated the US’ condemnation of the killings of Israelis over the weekend and the violence by settlers against Palestinians.
The Israel Defense Forces condemned the Sunday attacks by Israeli settlers and said they were sending additional battalions to try to deescalate the situation.
According to the Israeli foreign ministry, the person shot to death in the West Bank was a Connecticut native. His death is one of the many that have taken place in the current wave of violence between Israelis and Palestinians.
His brother, Abdul Monem Aqtash, told NPR that Aqtash had recently returned from Turkey where he was volunteering to assist victims of the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria Feb. 6. He stated that Aqtash was a blacksmith who was killed by the rioters as he stood outside his shop.