The official Palestinian information company Wafa mentioned that troopers entered the Deheishe refugee camp close to the town of Bethlehem early on Monday, sparking clashes with residents. The troopers then directed tear gasoline and opened hearth on the crowd, it mentioned.
The company mentioned Omar Manaa, 22, was killed whereas six different Palestinians had been wounded. 4 had been arrested.
The Israeli army mentioned troopers entered the camp to arrest three needed militants. It mentioned the troopers opened hearth after the gang hurled rocks and firebombs at them.
Palestinians later declared a normal strike all through Bethlehem, shuttering colleges, companies and authorities places of work to protest the killing. The strike got here as the town, revered by Christians because the birthplace of Jesus, is preparing for the busy Christmas season.
Rising Israeli-Palestinian tensions have made 2022 the deadliest yr within the West Financial institution and east Jerusalem within the long-running battle since 2006. Additional escalation seems seemingly, as probably the most right-wing and non secular authorities in Israel’s historical past is poised to be put in within the coming weeks, with former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returning to energy.
Greater than 140 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli-Palestinian combating this yr. The Israeli military says a lot of the Palestinians killed have been militants. However stone-throwing youths protesting Israeli military incursions and others not concerned in confrontations have additionally been killed.
Monday’s lethal taking pictures got here towards the backdrop of months of Israeli arrest raids within the West Financial institution, prompted by a spate of Palestinian assaults towards Israelis within the spring that killed 19 individuals. The army says the raids are supposed to dismantle militant networks and thwart future assaults, however the Palestinians say they entrench Israel’s open-ended occupation, now in its 56th yr. A current wave of Palestinian assaults towards Israeli targets killed a further 9 individuals.
