The increase in violence also affects the West Bank, occupied by Israel. The Israeli army said it had “neutralized” three attackers Friday evening after an attack on the Jewish settlement of Adora. Attackers opened fire on soldiers on patrol in the area near Hebron, in the southern West Bank occupied by Israel since 1967, the army said in a statement.
While the residents had received an alert message from the authorities ordering them to stay indoors due to a “terrorist infiltration”, “three attackers were identified and neutralized by the security forces”, indicates the army. A man was also shot in the leg and was hospitalized, according to the Magen David Adom (MDA) rescue service, which did not provide further details.
A young man killed near Tulkarem
In a separate incident in the northern West Bank, a 19-year-old Palestinian man died of his injuries after being beaten by the Israeli army in the Tulkarem area, the Palestinian Health Ministry was quoted as saying by the agency. official Palestinian Authority Wafa.
Since the start of the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the occupied West Bank has experienced a level of violence not seen in twenty years. Some 340 Palestinians have been killed there by the Israeli army or settlers since October 7 according to the Palestinian authorities.
The land of 3 million Palestinians
According to the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry, more than 520 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank in 2023. Palestinian attacks in Israel and the West Bank killed at least 43 people in 2023, according to Shin Beth, the intelligence service Israeli interior.
Some 3 million Palestinians live in the occupied West Bank. Around 500,000 Israelis also live in settlements there, which are illegal under international law.