By
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: February 23, 2013
The unrest reflected mounting friction in the West Bank, where
Palestinians have faced off against Israeli troops in recent weeks in a
series of large demonstrations protesting Israel’s control of the
territory in general and in solidarity with four prisoners on hunger
strikes in Israeli jails.
Also on Saturday, a Palestinian prisoner died in an Israeli jail, an
event that is likely to intensify tensions in the area.
In the West Bank skirmish, Helmi Abdul-Aziz, 24, was shot in the stomach
by Jewish settlers, Palestinian demonstrators said. They said settlers
also shot Mustafa Hilal, 14, in the foot.
An Israeli military official confirmed that two Palestinians had been
shot, apparently by settlers, since the Israeli military forces there
were not using live ammunition.
Villagers said the clashes began when a group of Jewish settlers
encroached on their village lands and fired guns. They said settlers
chased a Palestinian farmer and his family off land, prompting the
farmer to call on other villagers to confront the settlers, and men on
both sides hurled rocks at one another....READ MORE
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| 2013 AP Photo by Mohammad Ballas: Israeli forces arrest Palestinian youth |
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2012: Israel 'turning blind eye' to West Bank settlers' attacks on Palestinians
EU reports say farmers are bearing the brunt of intimidation in systematic and expanding campaign of violence Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images: A Palestinian tries to put out a fire started by settlers on the West
Bank, where confidential EU reports say violence against Palestinians is
increasing.
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