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Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian in West Bank Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian in West Bank
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Israeli soldiers have shot and killed a Palestinian man in the West Bank refugee camp of Qalandiya, near Ramallah.Israeli soldiers have shot and killed a Palestinian man in the West Bank refugee camp of Qalandiya, near Ramallah.
The military said crowds in the camp north of Jerusalem began throwing stones and explosive charges at soldiers while they were carrying out arrests. The soldiers responded with live fire, killing one man and wounding another.The military said crowds in the camp north of Jerusalem began throwing stones and explosive charges at soldiers while they were carrying out arrests. The soldiers responded with live fire, killing one man and wounding another.
Palestinian medical officials identified the dead man as 20-year-old Mahmoud Abdalla.Palestinian medical officials identified the dead man as 20-year-old Mahmoud Abdalla.
Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have been high in recent months, mostly over a disputed holy site in Jerusalem. But there has been relative calm in the West Bank, which Israeli security officials ascribe to attempts by the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, to keep the lid on fighting as he pushes for a UN resolution on Israeli withdrawal.Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have been high in recent months, mostly over a disputed holy site in Jerusalem. But there has been relative calm in the West Bank, which Israeli security officials ascribe to attempts by the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, to keep the lid on fighting as he pushes for a UN resolution on Israeli withdrawal.
Some Palestinian officials have suggested Abbas will push as early as this week for the vote on a draft resolution that would set a November 2016 deadline for ending the Israeli occupation of the West Bank.Some Palestinian officials have suggested Abbas will push as early as this week for the vote on a draft resolution that would set a November 2016 deadline for ending the Israeli occupation of the West Bank.
The Palestinian resolution – which is almost sure to be vetoed by the US – has prompted a diplomatic push by France that still has not been formally introduced.The Palestinian resolution – which is almost sure to be vetoed by the US – has prompted a diplomatic push by France that still has not been formally introduced.
The French draft speaks of the 1967 Middle East borders as the basis for dividing the land, which the US president, Barack Obama, has publicly backed, but it does not include key Israeli and US conditions, such as Palestinian recognition of Israel as a Jewish state.The French draft speaks of the 1967 Middle East borders as the basis for dividing the land, which the US president, Barack Obama, has publicly backed, but it does not include key Israeli and US conditions, such as Palestinian recognition of Israel as a Jewish state.