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Jerusalem unrest spills over to West Bank

At least 31 Palestinians have been killed since the beginning of the year.

Jerusalem unrest spills over to West Bank
Israeli forces have used tear gas, stun grenades, rubber-coated steel bullets and, in some cases, live ammunition against Palestinian protesters. [Mohamad Torokman/Reuters]
Published On 9 Oct 2015

A new wave of violence has hit Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, raising fears that events may spin out of control. 

Since October 1, four Israelis have been killed in attacks carried out by Palestinian assailants. Six Palestinians have been killed by Israeli security forces – three during clashes and three suspected assailants shot dead during stabbing attacks on Israelis. 

Anger has continued to grow as protests spread throughout the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Palestinian communities in Israel. 

Right-wing Israeli groups have also protested, calling for their government to take “revenge” on Palestinians in response to the spate of stabbings.

Led by right-wing activists, hundreds of Israelis, among them many settlers, gathered in Jerusalem on Thursday to call for more bloodshed. “Death to Arabs!” the protesters shouted as they marched through the city. 

 

Jerusalem unrest spills over to West Bank
According to media reports, a Palestinian man stabbed and seriously wounded an Israeli man in the neck near a main station of the Jerusalem's light rail. [Abir Sultan/EPA]
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Jerusalem unrest spills over to West Bank
A spate of "lone-wolf" stabbing attacks has alarmed authorities and unsettled Israelis, with Jerusalem's mayor urging people with gun licenses to carry their weapons and Israeli leaders vowing to quash the violence though apparently stumped over how to do so. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
Jerusalem unrest spills over to West Bank
An Israeli border policeman checks the identity card of a Palestinian woman as she makes her way to al-Aqsa mosque. [Ronen Zvulun/Reuters]
Jerusalem unrest spills over to West Bank
Undercover Israeli police officers and Israeli soldiers detain a wounded Palestinian demonstrator, being pulled up, during clashes near Ramallah, West Bank. [Majdi Mohammed/AP]
Jerusalem unrest spills over to West Bank
There have been increasing clashes in recent weeks between Israelis and Palestinians amid a rift over the use of the flashpoint site called the Temple Mount by Jews and the Noble Sanctuary by Muslims, which lies in Jerusalem's Old City. [Abir Sultan/EPA]
Jerusalem unrest spills over to West Bank
Violent clashes broke across the West Bank over Israeli security measures at the al-Aqas Mosque in Jerusalem as tensions continue to rise between Israelis and Palestinians over the holy site. [Abed Al Haslhamoun/EPA]
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Jerusalem unrest spills over to West Bank
An 18-year-old Palestinian woman stabbed an Israeli near a contested shrine in Jerusalem on Wednesday and was then shot and wounded by the injured man. [Baz Ratner/Reuters]