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| JERUSALEM — Israeli forces raided a TV station run by the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in the West Bank as part of a crackdown to curb months of violence that Israel says has been fueled by incitement in the Palestinian media, police said on Friday. | JERUSALEM — Israeli forces raided a TV station run by the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in the West Bank as part of a crackdown to curb months of violence that Israel says has been fueled by incitement in the Palestinian media, police said on Friday. |
| Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the head of al-Youm TV station was detained in the raid in Ramallah early Friday morning. She said the 34-year-old had been incarcerated in the past for activities in the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad group. The outlet, which also publishes material on social media sites, encouraged Palestinians to attack Israelis, she said. | |
| In a statement, al-Youm TV said a further two staff members had been arrested and that their equipment was confiscated. | In a statement, al-Youm TV said a further two staff members had been arrested and that their equipment was confiscated. |
| Samri said shutting the station was part of efforts to stop incitement to violence. | |
| The raid came as Israel struggles to contain near-daily Palestinian assaults on civilians and security forces that have killed 28 Israelis and two Americans since September. | The raid came as Israel struggles to contain near-daily Palestinian assaults on civilians and security forces that have killed 28 Israelis and two Americans since September. |
| At least 179 Palestinians died by Israeli fire in that time, the majority attackers while the rest died in clashes, Israel says. | At least 179 Palestinians died by Israeli fire in that time, the majority attackers while the rest died in clashes, Israel says. |
| On Friday afternoon, a Palestinian stabbed and wounded a 29-year-old Israeli man, before running ran away in Jerusalem’s Old City, police said. It later displayed a picture of the weapon used, a kitchen knife with a white handle that had been left at the scene. The Palestinian attacker was found and arrested after a short chase, police said. | |
| Israel has long pointed to the glorification of attackers in Palestinian media and social networking sites as a major factor in the recent bloodshed. | Israel has long pointed to the glorification of attackers in Palestinian media and social networking sites as a major factor in the recent bloodshed. |
| Palestinians say it stems from anger at nearly five decades of Israeli rule in the West Bank and east Jerusalem and frustrations at not achieving statehood. | Palestinians say it stems from anger at nearly five decades of Israeli rule in the West Bank and east Jerusalem and frustrations at not achieving statehood. |
| Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |