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Israeli soldier ‘shot wounded Palestinian attacker dead’
An Israeli soldier has been detained after a video emerged showing him apparently shooting a Palestinian in the head as he lay wounded and motionless on the ground. The Palestinian was soon declared dead. He was one of two attackers who had earlier stabbed another Israeli soldier in the West Bank city of Hebron. The Israeli...
Palestinian gunmen killed after attack on Jerusalem bus
Two Palestinians have been killed in a shootout with police after allegedly attacking a bus in Jerusalem and then opening fire outside the Old City, Israeli police said. At least one person was critically injured after the men opened fire at a lightrail stop near the New Gate of the Old City as they were being chased by police...
Israel boycott ban: Shunning Israeli goods to become criminal offence for public bodies and student unions
Critics say move amounts to a 'gross attack on democratic freedoms' Local councils, public bodies and even some university student unions are to be banned by law from boycotting “unethical” companies, as part of a controversial crackdown being announced by the Government. Under the plan all publicly funded...
Israeli troops shoot and kill Palestinian attacker in West Bank: army
Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian who tried to stab them in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the military said, the latest in a months-long wave of Palestinian attacks that shows little sign of abating. The Palestinian had infiltrated a security fence near the Israeli settlement Salit, the military said. When soldiers...
Gaza: Hamas militants die in tunnel collapse
Palestinian militant group Hamas says seven of its fighters have died after an attack tunnel they were working on in north-east Gaza collapsed. The tunnel near the Israeli border collapsed after heavy rain, it said. Palestinian militants have used tunnels on Gaza's borders with Israel and Egypt to launch attacks on Israel,...