- Title: ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/CLASHES Palestinians clash with Israeli forces in Bethlehem
- Date: 15th October 2015
- Summary: BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK (OCTOBER 15, 2015) (REUTERS) ISRAELI MILITARY VEHICLE GETTING HIT BY MOLOTOV COCKTAIL AFTER FIRING TEAR GAS AT PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS ISRAELI SOLDIERS AT SCENE DURING CLASHES MILITARY VEHICLE AND ISRAELI SOLDIERS DURING CLASHES MILITARY VEHICLE FIRING TEAR GAS AT PROTESTERS CLOUDS OF TEAR GAS SMOKE DURING CLASHES VARIOUS OF ISRAELI MILITARY VEHICLE AT
- Embargoed: 30th October 2015 12:00
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- Location: West bank
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- Country: Palestinian Territories
- Topics: General
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- Story Text: Clashes erupted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday (October 15) between masked Palestinian youths and the Israeli forces.
During the clashes, Palestinian protesters hit an Israeli military car with a Molotov cocktail. They also burnt tyres and hurled stones at Israeli forces who responded with tear gas.
The violence has been triggered in part by Palestinians' anger over what they see as increased Jewish encroachment on Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound, which is Islam's holiest site outside Saudi Arabia. It is also revered by Jews as the location of two destroyed biblical Jewish temples.
Thirty-two Palestinians and seven Israelis have been killed in the past two weeks of bloodshed. The Palestinian dead include 10 knife-wielding assailants, police said, as well as children and protesters shot in violent demonstrations.
Israel has pledged to maintain Muslim prayer rights at al-Aqsa, and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has said repeatedly that he will not allow any change to the status quo under which non-Muslim prayer is banned.
The now-daily stabbings have raised speculation that Palestinians could be embarking on another uprising or intifada, reflecting a new generation's frustrations over their veteran leadership's failure to achieve statehood. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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