Event at al-Aqsa mosque peaceful but violence erupts in West Bank as Palestinian shot dead and another critically injured after stabbing Israeli soldierHeavy Israeli security measures were imposed in occupied East Jerusalem in preparation for Muslim prayers at the al-Aqsa mosque,which, despite being the focus of recent tensions, and passed peacefully. But original killings and clashes were reported from the adjoining West Bank.
Israeli and Arab media reported that a Palestinian youth was shot dead and another injured on Friday after an attempted knife attack on border guards in an incident at the Hawara checkpoint south of Nablus. Clashes were also reported from the Ramallah area further north and Hebron to the south. Related: Is a third Palestinian intifada on the way – or has it already begun? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com