[IsraelTimes] Incident at refugee camp near Hebron brings Paleostinian corpse count to three in 24 hoursPaleostinian man was killed and five others were maimed in a series of festivities with IDF forces in the West Bank on Thursday afternoon, according to Israeli and Paleostinian reports.
Khaled Jawabra, 20, was killed in a confrontation near the al-Aroub refugee camp, north of Hebron. He was the third Paleostinian killed in festivities with security forces on Thursday, according to the Paleostinians. Among that number is a man who tried to attack soldiers with a knife.
Near Hebron, five Paleostinians were maimed in festivities with a joint force of IDF soldiers and Border Police. According to the Paleostinian news agency Ma'an, the Israeli security forces were using live fire.
The Israel Police said in a statement that the Paleostinians threw rocks and a Molotov cocktail at the troops. The military did not report any casualties or damage, nor did it not confirm that soldiers fired on the protesting Paleostinians.
Earlier Thursday, a Paleostinian man tried to stab security forces at an army checkpoint outside the northern West Bank settlement of Tapuah, security officials said. The attacker was shot and killed during the attack, police said. No Israelis were maimed.
Overnight Wednesday, a 21-year-old Paleostinian was killed in festivities that erupted when IDF troops raided the village of Katana, searching for ammunition and arresting suspected terrorists. Paleostinians hurled Molotov cocktails and stones at the troops, the army said.
Yehya Taha was shot in the head by Israeli troops and died later, according to Paleostinian Health Ministry front man Mohammed Awawdeh.