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Tuesday, 1 March 2016

Israeli army kills Palestinian in Qalandiya incursion

At least ten Palestinians injured by live fire in clashes with Israeli army in occupied West Bank refugee camp.

Clashes between Palestinian residents and Israeli forces broke out after soldiers entered the Qalandiya camp [File: Majdi Mohammed/AP]
Clashes between Palestinian residents and Israeli forces broke out after soldiers entered the Qalandiya camp
 Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian and injured several more by live ammunition during an incursion into a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Eyad Omar Sajadiya, 22, was shot dead, while at least ten others were injured by live fire during Tuesday morning's clashes with Israeli troops in the Qalandiya refugee camp, according to Palestinian medical sources.
The Israeli army raided several Palestinian homes in Hebron on Monday and carried out several arrests
 The armed clashes broke out after an army jeep entered the camp - situated between occupied East Jerusalem and the central West Bank city of Ramallah - by mistake, an Israeli police spokesperson told the AFP news agency.

Palestinian protests against Israel's occupation have increased and tensions have soared in the occupied territories and Israel since October, as anger gave way to violence. A wave of violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories since October has killed 178 Palestinians as well as 28 Israelis, an American, a Sudanese and an Eritrean, according to an AFP toll.


Arrests
Before dawn on Monday morning, Israeli forces carried out raids in cities and towns across the West Bank, arresting at least 27 Palestinians. Later in the day, Israeli troops arrested two Palestinians who allegedly carried out shooting attacks in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, a focal point during the recent unrest. 

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