This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/27/israel-responds-to-fatal-knife-attack-with-new-settler-homes

The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Israel responds to fatal knife attack with new settler homes Israel responds to fatal knife attack with new settler homes
(35 minutes later)
Israel is to build hundreds of new homes in a settlement in the occupied West Bank where a Palestinian teenager stabbed three Israelis, one fatally, defence minister Avigdor Lieberman has said. Israel is to build hundreds of new homes in a settlement in the occupied West Bank where a Palestinian teenager stabbed three Israelis, one of them fatally, the defence minister has said a day after the attack.
“The best answer to terrorism is the expansion of settlements,” Lieberman wrote on Twitter on Friday, announcing 400 new housing units in the Adam settlement north of Jerusalem a day after the attack. “The best answer to terrorism is the expansion of settlements,” Avigdor Lieberman tweeted on Friday, announcing 400 new housing units in the Adam settlement north of Jerusalem.
The teenager snuck into the settlement on Thursday evening by climbing a wall, the Israeli army said. He stabbed three people seemingly at random before being shot dead. The teenage assailant climbed over a wall and snuck into the settlement on Thursday evening, the Israeli army said. He stabbed three people seemingly at random before being shot dead.
The army named the Israeli man who died as Yotam Ovadia, 31, with Israeli media saying he had two children. The army named the Israeli man who died as Yotam Ovadia, 31. A 58-year-old man was said to be seriously injured but stable, and a third person was lightly wounded.
A 58-year-old victim was said to be seriously wounded but stable. The third victim was lightly wounded. The attacker was identified by Palestinian media as Mohammed Dar Youssef, 17, from the village of Kobar. The Israeli army said on Friday it had raided the village, questioned a number of his family members and suspended their work permits.
The attacker was later identified by official Palestinian media as Mohammed Dar Youssef, 17, from the village of Kobar. Clashes broke out between young Palestinians and soldiers firing teargas during the raid. “The rioters hurled large rocks and firebombs and rolled burning tyres at troops, who responded with riot dispersal means,” an Israeli army statement said.
The Israeli army said on Friday it had raided the village, questioned a number of his family members and suspended their work permits. The Palestinian news agency Wafa said three people were arrested. The army established a checkpoint at the edge of the village and said it was “reinforcing the defence” of Adam and other settlements.
Clashes broke out between young Palestinians and soldiers firing tear gas during the raid. All Israeli settlement construction in the occupied West Bank is considered illegal by the international community. Israel rejects the widely held view that settlement expansion is one of the greatest obstacles to peace with the Palestinians.
“The rioters hurled large rocks and firebombs and rolled burning tyres at troops, who responded with riot dispersal means,” an Israeli army statement said.
The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said three people were arrested.
The clashes were over by mid-morning on Friday, though the army had established a checkpoint at the edge of the village.
The army added it was “reinforcing the defence” of Adam and other settlements.
All Israeli settlement construction in the occupied West Bank is considered illegal by the international community.
Israel rejects the widely held view that settlement expansion is one of the greatest obstacles to peace.
Attacks against Israelis in the West Bank are supported by many Palestinians as pushing back against settlement growth.Attacks against Israelis in the West Bank are supported by many Palestinians as pushing back against settlement growth.
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Jason Greenblatt, called on the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, whose Fatah movement leads the government in the West Bank, to condemn the attack. The US special envoy, Jason Greenblatt, called on the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, whose Fatah movement leads the government in the West Bank, to condemn the attack.
“Yet another barbaric attack tonight. When will President Abbas and Palestinian leaders condemn the violence?” he wrote on Twitter. “Yet another barbaric attack tonight. When will President Abbas and Palestinian leaders condemn the violence?” he tweeted.
There was no response from Abbas’s government, which has cut ties with the Trump administration over its stance on Israel.There was no response from Abbas’s government, which has cut ties with the Trump administration over its stance on Israel.
Lone Palestinian attackers have carried out multiple deadly stabbings and car-rammings against Israelis in recent years in the West Bank, Jerusalem and elsewhere. Lone Palestinian attackers have carried out multiple attacks against Israelis in recent years in the West Bank, Jerusalem and elsewhere.
The latest attack came after a period of relative calm in the West Bank. The incident in Adam came after a period of relative calm in the West Bank. The last attack in a West Bank settlement was in April, when a Palestinian tried to stab an Israeli with a screwdriver near a petrol station in an industrial area connected to the Maale Adumim settlement east of Jerusalem.
The previous stabbing attack in a West Bank settlement was in April, when a Palestinian tried to stab an Israeli with a screwdriver near a petrol station in an industrial area connected to the Maale Adumim settlement east of Jerusalem. In Gaza, however, there has been recurrent violence between the Israeli army and Palestinian protesters, in which at least 154 Palestinians have been killed since late March.
In Gaza, however, there has been recurrent violence between the Israeli army and Palestinian protesters in which at least 154 Palestinians have been killed since late March. The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, which rules Gaza, praised the “courageous operation” in the West Bank, without claiming responsibility for it.
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, which rules Gaza,
praised the “courageous operation” in the West Bank without claiming responsibility for it.
Palestinian territoriesPalestinian territories
Middle East and North Africa
IsraelIsrael
Middle East and North Africa
newsnews
Share on FacebookShare on Facebook
Share on TwitterShare on Twitter
Share via EmailShare via Email
Share on LinkedInShare on LinkedIn
Share on PinterestShare on Pinterest
Share on Google+Share on Google+
Share on WhatsAppShare on WhatsApp
Share on MessengerShare on Messenger
Reuse this contentReuse this content