Israeli soldiers killed in West Bank car attack
A Palestinian man has driven his car
into a group of Israeli troops in the north of the occupied West Bank, killing
an officer and a soldier, the Israeli military says.
The incident happened near the Jewish
settlement of Mevo Dotan, west of the Palestinian town of Jenin. Two other
soldiers were injured in the incident. The suspect fled from the scene but was
later detained. Reports said he was lightly injured.
Israel's security service identified
the suspect as Alaa Kabha from a village near Jenin. It said he had previously
been imprisoned for security offences and was released a year ago.
The Israeli military said it was
responding by suspending all permits for the suspect's family, including those
giving employment and trade access to Israel and to Jewish West Bank
settlements.
Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman
said on Twitter that he would seek the death penalty for the suspect and the
demolition of his home.
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas
hailed the car-ramming incident but did not say it was behind it.
The incident happened amid high
tension on Friday after Hamas called for protests to mark 100 days since US
President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
There were clashes between Israeli
forces and Palestinian protesters in several cities in the West Bank.
The US decision to recognise
Jerusalem as Israel's capital has been welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu but has infuriated Palestinians.
The declaration broke with decades of
US neutrality on the issue and put it out of step with the rest of the
international community.
More than 30 Palestinians and four
Israelis have been killed in violence since Mr Trump's declaration, AFP
reported.
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