The Israeli military carried out a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday that it said was aimed at arresting a suspect in the fatal shooting of two Israeli brothers recently. In the spiraling violence, six Palestinians were killed, according to Palestinian health officials, and Israel said one of them was […]
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As Israelis Grieve, Some Palestinians Exult, and Some Fear What’s Next
As grieving Israeli families sat shiva on Sunday for seven civilians killed over the weekend in East Jerusalem, the family of their Palestinian killer felt a different emotion. Pride. “He’s a legend and hero,” said the killer’s father, Moussa al-Qam, 48, whose own father was stabbed to death in 1998, in what Israeli officials later […]
5 Palestinians, 2 Accused of Spying for Israel, Are Executed in Gaza, Officials Say
The Gaza Interior Ministry said that three of the executions were carried out by hanging and the other two by firing squad.