Israeli troops kill Palestinian petrol bomb thrower in West Bank

 

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian and wounded three others on Thursday in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian health official said. The Israeli army said they had attacked a settlement with petrol bombs.

 

The Palestinian health source said the dead man was 17 and that one of the three wounded was in critical condition.

 

An Israeli army spokeswoman said three assailants got out of a car and threw petrol bombs towards the settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah when troops opened fire and confirmed hitting the men. She said the car then fled the scene.

 

There was no immediate account from Palestinian officials of what happened.

 

At least 240 Palestinians have been killed in Israel and the Palestinian Territories in a period of sporadic violence that began in October 2015 but has tapered off in recent months.

 

Israel says at least 160 were Palestinians who launched stabbing, shooting or ramming attacks on Israelis before being killed by Israeli security forces, while others died during clashes and protests.

 

Two American tourists and 37 Israelis have been killed in such incidents since October 2015.

 

Israel has accused the Palestinian leadership of inciting the violence. The Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited self-rule in the West Bank, denies incitement and says assailants have acted out of frustration over Israel's five-decade-old occupation of land the Palestinians seek for a future state.

 

The last round of peace talks broke down in 2014.

 

(Reporting by Ali Sawafta; Writing by Ori Lewis; Editing by Alison Williams)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-03-24

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52 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

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If foreign invaders came and annexed for themselves the land your ancestors had been living on for centuries, what would you say about that?

The motivation for the firebomb attacks is understandable and so is the retaliation. It's in a conflict zone. It was a suicide mission. Leaders on both sides need to do much better so this kind of thing doesn't keep happening and keep being routine. 

 

I think there is a global consensus among people of good will that expansion of Israeli settlements on the west bank is wrong, but weirdly there seems to be less of a similar consensus that violent attacks on CIVILIANS (in the west bank and standard Israel) is ALSO wrong. Both are wrong. 

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Man of 17 ?


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On 3/24/2017 at 3:04 PM, Thorgal said:

Man of 17 ?


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That's Reuters quoting a "Palestinian health source". Bad translation or bad editing.

On 3/24/2017 at 2:16 PM, ddavidovsky said:

If foreign invaders came and annexed for themselves the land your ancestors had been living on for centuries, what would you say about that?

 

His land (inasmuch as him or his family are landowners) was not annexed by Israel (Jordan, however, did attempt to annex the West Bank in the past). And, of course, doubtful that you have much of a clue about his ancestors whereabouts "for centuries". So nothing much said other than the usual emotive imagery.

 

People living under occupation may resist. Then again, expecting that the occupying force will seat idly by is not realistic.