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| RAMALLAH, West Bank — Two Palestinian teenagers were killed on Monday, as clashes with Israeli forces near checkpoints and military watchtowers in the West Bank continued. | RAMALLAH, West Bank — Two Palestinian teenagers were killed on Monday, as clashes with Israeli forces near checkpoints and military watchtowers in the West Bank continued. |
| It was not immediately clear whether one of the teenagers, identified by a medic as Abdul-Rahman Obeidallah, 15, was involved in the fighting in Bethlehem, near a refugee camp. Other news reports said he was 13 years old. | |
| The medic at the nearby Beit Jala public hospital said the teenager was shot in the legs and chest. He spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the news media. | |
| According to Army Radio, the military reported that a riot broke out in Bethlehem and that Palestinians had thrown rocks at members of the Israel Defense Forces and the Border Patrol force, which responded by opening fire at one of the Palestinians. It said that claims regarding a fatality were being investigated. | |
| The clashes on Monday came after Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager, identified as Huthayfa Soliman, 18, as he and others threw firebombs, firecrackers and rocks during clashes at a checkpoint near Tulkarm, in the northern West Bank, according to the Israeli military. | The clashes on Monday came after Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager, identified as Huthayfa Soliman, 18, as he and others threw firebombs, firecrackers and rocks during clashes at a checkpoint near Tulkarm, in the northern West Bank, according to the Israeli military. |
| Faisal Salameh, a Palestinian medic, said Mr. Soliman was shot in the stomach and died in the hospital, and the Palestine Red Crescent Society, fearing more violence in the days to come, raised its emergency status level. | Faisal Salameh, a Palestinian medic, said Mr. Soliman was shot in the stomach and died in the hospital, and the Palestine Red Crescent Society, fearing more violence in the days to come, raised its emergency status level. |
| The largest demonstration on Monday occurred near an Israeli checkpoint, near a Jewish settlement and on the outskirts of Ramallah. | The largest demonstration on Monday occurred near an Israeli checkpoint, near a Jewish settlement and on the outskirts of Ramallah. |
| Separately, the Israeli military said it had bombed a security compound in Gaza after Palestinian militants fired a rocket that landed in an open field in southern Israel. | Separately, the Israeli military said it had bombed a security compound in Gaza after Palestinian militants fired a rocket that landed in an open field in southern Israel. |
| “Firing a rocket at people’s homes is a clear, coward and cruel act of terrorism,” Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, said in a statement. “Whether it’s a rocket attack, a shooting, a stabbing or any other form of aggression meant to terrorize civilians, the I.D.F. will not tolerate it.” | “Firing a rocket at people’s homes is a clear, coward and cruel act of terrorism,” Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, said in a statement. “Whether it’s a rocket attack, a shooting, a stabbing or any other form of aggression meant to terrorize civilians, the I.D.F. will not tolerate it.” |
| The demonstrations and clashes in the West Bank are part of the latest wave of violence, which began on Thursday when Palestinian gunmen killed a Jewish couple near a settlement in the occupied West Bank, leaving their young children orphans. | The demonstrations and clashes in the West Bank are part of the latest wave of violence, which began on Thursday when Palestinian gunmen killed a Jewish couple near a settlement in the occupied West Bank, leaving their young children orphans. |
| Two days later, a Palestinian teenager fatally stabbed two ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in the Old City of Jerusalem. The attacker, a 19-year-old identified as Muhanad Halabi, was shot dead. | Two days later, a Palestinian teenager fatally stabbed two ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in the Old City of Jerusalem. The attacker, a 19-year-old identified as Muhanad Halabi, was shot dead. |
| Hours later, a Palestinian man from a Jerusalem neighborhood stabbed and wounded a 15-year-old Jewish boy. The man, identified as Fadi Alon, 21, was shot and killed by the police. | Hours later, a Palestinian man from a Jerusalem neighborhood stabbed and wounded a 15-year-old Jewish boy. The man, identified as Fadi Alon, 21, was shot and killed by the police. |
| The Palestine Red Crescent Society raised its level of emergency, putting all its staff members and volunteers on standby. | The Palestine Red Crescent Society raised its level of emergency, putting all its staff members and volunteers on standby. |
| “We raised the level because we think it is going to get worse in the next few days,” said Erab Fouqaha, a spokeswoman for the group. | “We raised the level because we think it is going to get worse in the next few days,” said Erab Fouqaha, a spokeswoman for the group. |
| The organization raised its emergency level to three on Sunday afternoon, not its highest level, but one not seen since the violence last summer that ultimately set off the devastating war in Gaza, Ms. Fouqaha said. | The organization raised its emergency level to three on Sunday afternoon, not its highest level, but one not seen since the violence last summer that ultimately set off the devastating war in Gaza, Ms. Fouqaha said. |
| Ms. Fouqaha said Red Crescent medics had treated 465 Palestinians wounded in clashes throughout the West Bank since Friday, including 36 people for live fire. During the same period, she added, the Red Crescent had come under attack 25 times. | Ms. Fouqaha said Red Crescent medics had treated 465 Palestinians wounded in clashes throughout the West Bank since Friday, including 36 people for live fire. During the same period, she added, the Red Crescent had come under attack 25 times. |
| In two episodes, Jewish settlers smashed ambulance windows. In over a dozen other incidents, medical staff members were either shot at, wounded at demonstrations or physically attacked. | In two episodes, Jewish settlers smashed ambulance windows. In over a dozen other incidents, medical staff members were either shot at, wounded at demonstrations or physically attacked. |
| The largest demonstration on Monday occurred near an Israeli checkpoint, near a Jewish settlement and on the outskirts of Ramallah. | The largest demonstration on Monday occurred near an Israeli checkpoint, near a Jewish settlement and on the outskirts of Ramallah. |
| The Palestinian police did not allow the protesters, mostly teenagers, to reach the Israeli checkpoint, and they responded by walking up a nearby hill to throw rocks and firebombs at the soldiers, and running to a nearby gas station to keep filling their bottles. | The Palestinian police did not allow the protesters, mostly teenagers, to reach the Israeli checkpoint, and they responded by walking up a nearby hill to throw rocks and firebombs at the soldiers, and running to a nearby gas station to keep filling their bottles. |
| “This is for the Aqsa!” the youths chanted, waving the Palestinian flag and the yellow flag of the Fatah movement, led by President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority. “Aqsa is a red line!” | “This is for the Aqsa!” the youths chanted, waving the Palestinian flag and the yellow flag of the Fatah movement, led by President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority. “Aqsa is a red line!” |
| They also set fire to tires, blocking roads for Palestinian traffic. Heavy plumes of black smoke were seen on a nearby road, where it appeared that protesters were also burning tires. | They also set fire to tires, blocking roads for Palestinian traffic. Heavy plumes of black smoke were seen on a nearby road, where it appeared that protesters were also burning tires. |
| That was a reference to weeks of escalating tensions and confrontations around the contested Old City compound that houses Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. Palestinians widely fear that Israeli leaders plan to divide the site, revered by Jews as the Temple Mount and by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary. | That was a reference to weeks of escalating tensions and confrontations around the contested Old City compound that houses Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. Palestinians widely fear that Israeli leaders plan to divide the site, revered by Jews as the Temple Mount and by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary. |
| Palestinian leaders, including Mr. Abbas, have openly accused Israeli leaders of planning to do just that; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly denied the allegations and accused Palestinian leaders of seeking to incite violence. | Palestinian leaders, including Mr. Abbas, have openly accused Israeli leaders of planning to do just that; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly denied the allegations and accused Palestinian leaders of seeking to incite violence. |
| Also on Monday, the Israeli authorities continued the unusual measure of barring most of Jerusalem’s Palestinian residents from entering the Old City. | Also on Monday, the Israeli authorities continued the unusual measure of barring most of Jerusalem’s Palestinian residents from entering the Old City. |
| Only Israeli citizens, tourists and Palestinians who hold Israeli citizenship or live, work or study in the Old City were granted access, along with some Palestinians who were headed to Al Aqsa Mosque for worship, but men under 50 were temporarily barred from praying there. | Only Israeli citizens, tourists and Palestinians who hold Israeli citizenship or live, work or study in the Old City were granted access, along with some Palestinians who were headed to Al Aqsa Mosque for worship, but men under 50 were temporarily barred from praying there. |
| On Sunday, Mr. Netanyahu threatened to wage a “harsh offensive against Palestinian-Islamic terrorism.” In a televised statement after a security meeting, he announced a series of measures, including the “speeding up of the process for the demolition of the homes of terrorists.” | On Sunday, Mr. Netanyahu threatened to wage a “harsh offensive against Palestinian-Islamic terrorism.” In a televised statement after a security meeting, he announced a series of measures, including the “speeding up of the process for the demolition of the homes of terrorists.” |
| Mr. Abbas appealed to the United Nations for an international force to be deployed in the West Bank, the Palestinian state news agency reported Sunday evening. | Mr. Abbas appealed to the United Nations for an international force to be deployed in the West Bank, the Palestinian state news agency reported Sunday evening. |
| Mr. Abbas has increasingly called for such a force, although it is unlikely Israel would accept foreign troops in an area its military controls, outside the context of a peace agreement. | Mr. Abbas has increasingly called for such a force, although it is unlikely Israel would accept foreign troops in an area its military controls, outside the context of a peace agreement. |