8 july 2014
Lieberman breaks Likud ties, clashes continue across region
Dozens of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip have struck southern Israel, today, according to the Israel army. Residents in the occupied West Bank said three rockets landed in the illegal Gush Etzion settlement near Bethlehem, as well, though no immediate reports of injury or damage have surfaced. Clashes continue across Palestine, with escalating violence by soldiers and settlers.
Meanwhile, a Code Red siren was heard in the Hof Ashkelon regional council, according to Ma'an News Agency.
Nine Palestinians, six of whom were members of Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades, were killed in Israeli air strikes, during the night.
Earlier today, Israeli warplanes struck the northern Gaza Strip, injuring a young boy, according to medics. Agricultural areas in northern Jabaliya were also hit. One four-year-old boy has sustained moderate injuries. Additionally, another two strikes hit agricultural lands in eastern Jabaliya, causing property damage. Nearby Beit Lahiya was hit with two airstrikes, with no injuries reported. In the al-Shujayyia neighborhood of Gaza City, another strike occurred, with no injuries reported.
In related news, Ma'an further reports that Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman ended his 20-month party alliance with the ruling right-wing Likud.
At a press conference, the decision was announced following a dispute between Lieberman and PM Netanyahu over the Israeli government's handling of militant rocket fire in the Gaza Strip.
Lieberman has been pushing for a full reoccupation of the territory. His political faction will remain in government, and he has renewed his call for a major ground operation in Gaza.
The al-Nasser Saladin Brigades, Popular Resistance Committee's armed wing, has vowed to respond to the recent killings in region: "The enemy should bear the consequences of its ongoing crimes and aggressions."
Violent confrontations have been taking place, over the last few days, between Palestinian youth and the Israeli Occupation Forces all over historic Palestine, PNN reports.
Clashes have erupted in many Palestinian cities and towns accross the region, mostly between youth and Israeli police, who fired tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets during recent protests, during which 51 Palestinians were arrested in Nazareth and Akka.
According to the Palestinian Prisoners Society, the total number arrests in the 1948 territories amounts to 110 individuals, half of which are minors.
Clashes have erupted in different neighborhoods and towns of Jerusalem, where Israeli police also responded to protests with tear gas, causing numerous cases of suffocation. Rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and live ammunition were also used to disprse the youngsters, who were throwing stones and, occasionally, fireworks at the police, according to the PNN.
Israeli settlers attacked three Palestinians, today in Jerusalem.
One worker, Mohammad Abu- Abed, age 42, from Yatta, was injured in his head and transferred to al-Makassed Hospital, in serious condition.
Israeli forces raided Al-Quds University, in Abu dis, where they clashed with youth and students. Tear gas was agains used on the protesters, many of whom suffered from suffocation as a result.
Similar clashes erupted in Nablus, as well, at the Hawara checkpoint. In Tulkarem, violent confrontations occured at the Gashory Factory, west of the city, where soldiers fired tear gas, rubber-coated bullets and live ammunition against Palestinians who threw stones at them.
Two Palestinians were transferred to the Rafedya Hospital in Nablus, with serious injuries: Samer al-Msyeai, 21, was shot in the foot with a live round and Aysar Raed Nasrallah, 17, from Tulkarem refugee camp, was shot in the pelvis, also with live ammunition.
Furthermore, in Jericho, clashes broke out at the main entrance of the city, where several Palestinians were injured with rubber bullets. In Bethlehem, hundreds of Israeli settlers raided the area of al-Ferdous, to the west of the city.
In the city's center, violent confrontations took place near to Rachel’s Tomb, where Israeli forces also fired tear gas, stun grenades, rubber and live bullets on protesters who met them with stones, small explosive devices and fireworks.
In Hebron, the PNN furhter reports that clashes erupted in the Old City and in the entrances of Beit Ummar and Yatta. Several Palestinians were injured with rubber-coated bullets and some suffered from tear gas inhalation.
One Hamad Ehmedan Salhab, age 22, was abducted by Israeli forces, after being shot the foot.
Dozens of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip have struck southern Israel, today, according to the Israel army. Residents in the occupied West Bank said three rockets landed in the illegal Gush Etzion settlement near Bethlehem, as well, though no immediate reports of injury or damage have surfaced. Clashes continue across Palestine, with escalating violence by soldiers and settlers.
Meanwhile, a Code Red siren was heard in the Hof Ashkelon regional council, according to Ma'an News Agency.
Nine Palestinians, six of whom were members of Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades, were killed in Israeli air strikes, during the night.
Earlier today, Israeli warplanes struck the northern Gaza Strip, injuring a young boy, according to medics. Agricultural areas in northern Jabaliya were also hit. One four-year-old boy has sustained moderate injuries. Additionally, another two strikes hit agricultural lands in eastern Jabaliya, causing property damage. Nearby Beit Lahiya was hit with two airstrikes, with no injuries reported. In the al-Shujayyia neighborhood of Gaza City, another strike occurred, with no injuries reported.
In related news, Ma'an further reports that Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman ended his 20-month party alliance with the ruling right-wing Likud.
At a press conference, the decision was announced following a dispute between Lieberman and PM Netanyahu over the Israeli government's handling of militant rocket fire in the Gaza Strip.
Lieberman has been pushing for a full reoccupation of the territory. His political faction will remain in government, and he has renewed his call for a major ground operation in Gaza.
The al-Nasser Saladin Brigades, Popular Resistance Committee's armed wing, has vowed to respond to the recent killings in region: "The enemy should bear the consequences of its ongoing crimes and aggressions."
Violent confrontations have been taking place, over the last few days, between Palestinian youth and the Israeli Occupation Forces all over historic Palestine, PNN reports.
Clashes have erupted in many Palestinian cities and towns accross the region, mostly between youth and Israeli police, who fired tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets during recent protests, during which 51 Palestinians were arrested in Nazareth and Akka.
According to the Palestinian Prisoners Society, the total number arrests in the 1948 territories amounts to 110 individuals, half of which are minors.
Clashes have erupted in different neighborhoods and towns of Jerusalem, where Israeli police also responded to protests with tear gas, causing numerous cases of suffocation. Rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and live ammunition were also used to disprse the youngsters, who were throwing stones and, occasionally, fireworks at the police, according to the PNN.
Israeli settlers attacked three Palestinians, today in Jerusalem.
One worker, Mohammad Abu- Abed, age 42, from Yatta, was injured in his head and transferred to al-Makassed Hospital, in serious condition.
Israeli forces raided Al-Quds University, in Abu dis, where they clashed with youth and students. Tear gas was agains used on the protesters, many of whom suffered from suffocation as a result.
Similar clashes erupted in Nablus, as well, at the Hawara checkpoint. In Tulkarem, violent confrontations occured at the Gashory Factory, west of the city, where soldiers fired tear gas, rubber-coated bullets and live ammunition against Palestinians who threw stones at them.
Two Palestinians were transferred to the Rafedya Hospital in Nablus, with serious injuries: Samer al-Msyeai, 21, was shot in the foot with a live round and Aysar Raed Nasrallah, 17, from Tulkarem refugee camp, was shot in the pelvis, also with live ammunition.
Furthermore, in Jericho, clashes broke out at the main entrance of the city, where several Palestinians were injured with rubber bullets. In Bethlehem, hundreds of Israeli settlers raided the area of al-Ferdous, to the west of the city.
In the city's center, violent confrontations took place near to Rachel’s Tomb, where Israeli forces also fired tear gas, stun grenades, rubber and live bullets on protesters who met them with stones, small explosive devices and fireworks.
In Hebron, the PNN furhter reports that clashes erupted in the Old City and in the entrances of Beit Ummar and Yatta. Several Palestinians were injured with rubber-coated bullets and some suffered from tear gas inhalation.
One Hamad Ehmedan Salhab, age 22, was abducted by Israeli forces, after being shot the foot.
7 july 2014
Dozens of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip struck southern Israel late Monday, Israel's army said, while residents of the occupied West Bank said three landed near Bethlehem.
There were no immediate reports of injury or damage.
An army spokesman said "several barrages" of rockets from Gaza hit southern Israel. He said the exact number was still being compiled.
The spokesman said the army was looking into reports that three rockets landed in the Bethlehem-area illegal settlement of Gush Etzion.
Meanwhile a Code Red siren was heard in the Hof Ashkelon regional council.
Nine Palestinians, six of them members of Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades, were killed in Israeli strikes overnight.
An Israeli army statement said that "aircraft targeted three concealed rockets launchers in the northern Gaza Strip."
Earlier Monday, Israeli warplanes struck the northern Gaza Strip, injuring a young boy, medics said.
Airstrikes hit agricultural areas in northern Jabaliya, with medical sources saying a four-year-old boy sustained moderate injuries.
Another two airstrikes hit agricultural land in eastern Jabaliya, causing damages to property.
Two airstrikes also hit nearby Beit Lahiya, with no injuries reported.
Additionally, an airstrike hit the al-Shujayyia neighborhood of Gaza City, with no injuries reported.
Hamas armed wing claims barrage of rocket fire on Israel
The armed wing of Hamas on Monday claimed responsibility for firing a barrage of rockets at southern Israel, a statement said.
The claim came shortly after the Israeli military confirmed that "several dozen rockets" were fired across the border, without saying how many had actually struck Israeli territory.
"Al-Qassam fired dozens of rockets on Netivot and Ashkelon, Ashdod and Ofakim in response to the Zionist aggression," a statement said.
There were no immediate reports of injury or damage.
An army spokesman said "several barrages" of rockets from Gaza hit southern Israel. He said the exact number was still being compiled.
The spokesman said the army was looking into reports that three rockets landed in the Bethlehem-area illegal settlement of Gush Etzion.
Meanwhile a Code Red siren was heard in the Hof Ashkelon regional council.
Nine Palestinians, six of them members of Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades, were killed in Israeli strikes overnight.
An Israeli army statement said that "aircraft targeted three concealed rockets launchers in the northern Gaza Strip."
Earlier Monday, Israeli warplanes struck the northern Gaza Strip, injuring a young boy, medics said.
Airstrikes hit agricultural areas in northern Jabaliya, with medical sources saying a four-year-old boy sustained moderate injuries.
Another two airstrikes hit agricultural land in eastern Jabaliya, causing damages to property.
Two airstrikes also hit nearby Beit Lahiya, with no injuries reported.
Additionally, an airstrike hit the al-Shujayyia neighborhood of Gaza City, with no injuries reported.
Hamas armed wing claims barrage of rocket fire on Israel
The armed wing of Hamas on Monday claimed responsibility for firing a barrage of rockets at southern Israel, a statement said.
The claim came shortly after the Israeli military confirmed that "several dozen rockets" were fired across the border, without saying how many had actually struck Israeli territory.
"Al-Qassam fired dozens of rockets on Netivot and Ashkelon, Ashdod and Ofakim in response to the Zionist aggression," a statement said.
Israel threatened to hit Hamas with a final deathblow in case any other projected rocket attacks were launched on Israeli settlements near the Gaza Strip in response to Israeli raids. According to Israeli sources, the threat was handed over to Hamas by the Egyptian mediator.
“This is the final red card ever issued to Hamas… Israel will now have all go-aheads to fire back,” Israeli 0404 website said quoting army sources.
“Israel will take aggressive revenge of Hamas,” it added.
In a related event, dozens of Israeli extremist settlers rallied in Ashdod so as to urge the Israeli occupation authorities to press ahead with their retaliation threats and drive Arab MK Hanin Zoabi out of the Knesset.
The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), for its part, warned the Israeli occupation of any potential repercussions to be generated by its military escalation against the Gaza Strip, slamming PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas for his pre-planned participation in an Israeli conference to be held Tuesday.
PLC chairmanship said in a press release Sunday: “We have all the reasons to appeal to international courts to take legal action against such Israeli military escalation, which has not only been targeting Palestinian civilians with random kidnaps, torture, and murders but also burned a 16-year-old child alive just a few days ago.”
Israelis were contriving a new plan by which Palestinians would remain chained hand and feet, defenseless before such terror acts and bloodshed, the statement added.
The PLC called on Egypt, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the UN, and other international human rights institutions to immediately step in so as to halt Israeli aggressions against Palestinian civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
The PLC further spoke against Abbas’s normalization with the Israeli occupation and his apathy regarding the agony of Palestinians.
“This is the final red card ever issued to Hamas… Israel will now have all go-aheads to fire back,” Israeli 0404 website said quoting army sources.
“Israel will take aggressive revenge of Hamas,” it added.
In a related event, dozens of Israeli extremist settlers rallied in Ashdod so as to urge the Israeli occupation authorities to press ahead with their retaliation threats and drive Arab MK Hanin Zoabi out of the Knesset.
The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), for its part, warned the Israeli occupation of any potential repercussions to be generated by its military escalation against the Gaza Strip, slamming PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas for his pre-planned participation in an Israeli conference to be held Tuesday.
PLC chairmanship said in a press release Sunday: “We have all the reasons to appeal to international courts to take legal action against such Israeli military escalation, which has not only been targeting Palestinian civilians with random kidnaps, torture, and murders but also burned a 16-year-old child alive just a few days ago.”
Israelis were contriving a new plan by which Palestinians would remain chained hand and feet, defenseless before such terror acts and bloodshed, the statement added.
The PLC called on Egypt, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the UN, and other international human rights institutions to immediately step in so as to halt Israeli aggressions against Palestinian civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
The PLC further spoke against Abbas’s normalization with the Israeli occupation and his apathy regarding the agony of Palestinians.
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday ended a 20-month political alliance between his party and the ruling right-wing Likud, although his faction will remain in government.
The decision was announced at a press conference after a bitter dispute between Lieberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the government's handling of intensifying rocket fire by militants in the Gaza Strip.
Lieberman, who heads the right-wing nationalist Yisrael Beitenu, had formed an electoral alliance with Netanyahu's Likud in October 2012 ahead of a January 2013 election, in a move they said would enable them to better face security challenges.
The new bloc, which was quickly dubbed Likud Beitenu, won a narrow electoral victory, taking 31 of the Knesset's 120 seats, just 12 more than its closest challenger, the centrist Yesh Atid party.
But following a dispute with Netanyahu over Gaza, which saw Lieberman pushing for a full reoccupation of the territory, the minister decided to end their electoral alliance.
"It's no secret that there are fundamental disagreements which no longer allow us to work together, so we have advised the Knesset committee that we are separating and setting up a separate faction," he said.
It was not immediately clear how many seats each faction would hold.
Professor Gideon Rahat of Jerusalem's Hebrew University said a split between the two camps had been a long time coming, and Lieberman had seized the opportunity to leave of his own accord, rather than being kicked out of the alliance by Likud.
"The parties were never united -- they came together for the elections. If anyone benefited from this so-called unification, it was Lieberman, because he got more than his fair share of government ministries," Rahat told AFP.
"Basically, he's weak so Likud could have kicked him but, but he wanted to show he's boss.
"It's a symbolic move, no more than a sign of weakness," Rahat said.
Lieberman renewed his call for a major ground operation in Gaza in response to the rocket fire.
"In Operation Pillar of Defense, Israel made significant achievements: from the liquidation of Hamas' military chief of staff to the destruction of 95 percent of its long-range missiles," Lieberman said, referring to the last major Israeli operation in November 2012.
"Today, they now have hundreds of missiles with a range of 80 kilometers," he said.
"This reality in which we live -- with hundreds of missiles held by a terror organization which could decide to use them at any moment - is unacceptable.
"It is not clear what we are waiting for."
Israel launched multiple airstrikes on Gaza overnight Sunday killing 9 Palestinians, according to Hamas, although Israel says six Hamas fighters died in a tunnel collapse and not as a result of military airstrikes.
The PRC's military wing, the al-Nasser Saladin Brigades, vowed to respond to the killings, saying: "The enemy should bear the consequences of its ongoing crimes and aggressions."
A child, two teenage girls, and two men were injured by an Israeli airstrike on Beit Hanoun, a Palestinian medical official said.
The decision was announced at a press conference after a bitter dispute between Lieberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the government's handling of intensifying rocket fire by militants in the Gaza Strip.
Lieberman, who heads the right-wing nationalist Yisrael Beitenu, had formed an electoral alliance with Netanyahu's Likud in October 2012 ahead of a January 2013 election, in a move they said would enable them to better face security challenges.
The new bloc, which was quickly dubbed Likud Beitenu, won a narrow electoral victory, taking 31 of the Knesset's 120 seats, just 12 more than its closest challenger, the centrist Yesh Atid party.
But following a dispute with Netanyahu over Gaza, which saw Lieberman pushing for a full reoccupation of the territory, the minister decided to end their electoral alliance.
"It's no secret that there are fundamental disagreements which no longer allow us to work together, so we have advised the Knesset committee that we are separating and setting up a separate faction," he said.
It was not immediately clear how many seats each faction would hold.
Professor Gideon Rahat of Jerusalem's Hebrew University said a split between the two camps had been a long time coming, and Lieberman had seized the opportunity to leave of his own accord, rather than being kicked out of the alliance by Likud.
"The parties were never united -- they came together for the elections. If anyone benefited from this so-called unification, it was Lieberman, because he got more than his fair share of government ministries," Rahat told AFP.
"Basically, he's weak so Likud could have kicked him but, but he wanted to show he's boss.
"It's a symbolic move, no more than a sign of weakness," Rahat said.
Lieberman renewed his call for a major ground operation in Gaza in response to the rocket fire.
"In Operation Pillar of Defense, Israel made significant achievements: from the liquidation of Hamas' military chief of staff to the destruction of 95 percent of its long-range missiles," Lieberman said, referring to the last major Israeli operation in November 2012.
"Today, they now have hundreds of missiles with a range of 80 kilometers," he said.
"This reality in which we live -- with hundreds of missiles held by a terror organization which could decide to use them at any moment - is unacceptable.
"It is not clear what we are waiting for."
Israel launched multiple airstrikes on Gaza overnight Sunday killing 9 Palestinians, according to Hamas, although Israel says six Hamas fighters died in a tunnel collapse and not as a result of military airstrikes.
The PRC's military wing, the al-Nasser Saladin Brigades, vowed to respond to the killings, saying: "The enemy should bear the consequences of its ongoing crimes and aggressions."
A child, two teenage girls, and two men were injured by an Israeli airstrike on Beit Hanoun, a Palestinian medical official said.
The militant wings of four Palestinian political groups claimed responsibility for rocket fire at southern Israel overnight Sunday.
The National Resistance Brigades, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, said that its fighters fired four "107 missiles" at the Negev on Monday.
Fatah's military wing, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, said that fighters from the al-Asifa army have fired 35 rockets at southern Israel since Sunday.
An independent military wing, the al-Mujahadin Brigades, claimed to have fired three rockets, while the PRC's military wing, the al-Nasser Saladin Brigades, said it fired two rockets late Sunday.
The Israeli army said it had "targeted nine terror sites and concealed rocket launchers across the Gaza Strip," noting in a statement its attacks came after militants had fired over 25 mortars and rockets at Israel on Sunday.
The National Resistance Brigades, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, said that its fighters fired four "107 missiles" at the Negev on Monday.
Fatah's military wing, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, said that fighters from the al-Asifa army have fired 35 rockets at southern Israel since Sunday.
An independent military wing, the al-Mujahadin Brigades, claimed to have fired three rockets, while the PRC's military wing, the al-Nasser Saladin Brigades, said it fired two rockets late Sunday.
The Israeli army said it had "targeted nine terror sites and concealed rocket launchers across the Gaza Strip," noting in a statement its attacks came after militants had fired over 25 mortars and rockets at Israel on Sunday.
The Islamic resistance group Hamas that was ruling Gaza vowed revenge on Israel for the death of seven of its members killed in an airstrike early Monday morning in the deadliest exchange of fire since the latest round of attacks began weeks ago.
Hamas' said "the enemy will pay a tremendous price," referring to Israel.
The group said its men were killed by an Israeli airstrike on a tunnel used by the militants.
Two militants from a different group were also killed in a separate strike. The men were involved in rocket attacks on southern Israeli settlements, the Israeli military said.
Israel said it carried out airstrikes on at least "14 sites" including "concealed rocket launchers" in Gaza overnight in retaliation to a recent spike in attacks from Gaza.
About a dozen rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza overnight the military said. One injured a soldier.
Gaza militants fired 25 rockets at Israel on Sunday the military said.
Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a military spokesman, said the rocket attacks are "unbearable and unacceptable."
"We will continue to act in order to debilitate and incapacitate the Hamas terror infrastructure striking its warehouses, rocket manufacturing capabilities and those that endanger the well-being of the Israelis in the south of the country," he said.
Gaza militants have been bombarding Israel with daily rocket fire for weeks, drawing Israeli airstrikes in retaliation. The nine militants killed overnight Monday made it the deadliest day of fighting so far.
An Israeli army patrol was attacked Monday morning along the Gaza border fence, the military said. No one was injured in the attack it said, which it said may have included a rocket propelled grenade.
Tensions have soared in Israel and Palestinian territories since three Israeli teens - one of them a U.S. citizen - disappeared while hitchhiking in the occupied West Bank last month.
Last week, the teens' bodies were found in a West Bank field in a gruesome crime Israel blamed on Hamas which was controlling the Gaza Strip a month ago. Hamas, which has captured Israeli soldiers before, praised the kidnappings and deaths of the teenagers but did not take responsibility for it.
Just hours after the youths were buried, Mohammed Abu Khdeir, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American from east Jerusalem, was abducted near his home, and his charred remains were found shortly afterward in a Jerusalem forest. Preliminary autopsy results found he had been burned to death.
Israel arrested six Jewish suspects Sunday in the slaying, and Israeli leaders appealed for calm amid signs the death was revenge for the recent killings of the three Israeli teens.
His killing set off a wave of violent Palestinian protests in and around Jerusalem that later spread to Arab towns in the north.
Israeli leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the murder of the Palestinian teen.
Netanyahu promised to prosecute those responsible to the full extent of the law.
"We will not allow extremists, it doesn't matter from which side, to inflame the region and cause bloodshed," Netanyahu said in a nationally televised statement soon after it was announced that the suspects were Israeli. "Murder is murder, incitement is incitement, and we will respond aggressively to both," he said.
Hamas' said "the enemy will pay a tremendous price," referring to Israel.
The group said its men were killed by an Israeli airstrike on a tunnel used by the militants.
Two militants from a different group were also killed in a separate strike. The men were involved in rocket attacks on southern Israeli settlements, the Israeli military said.
Israel said it carried out airstrikes on at least "14 sites" including "concealed rocket launchers" in Gaza overnight in retaliation to a recent spike in attacks from Gaza.
About a dozen rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza overnight the military said. One injured a soldier.
Gaza militants fired 25 rockets at Israel on Sunday the military said.
Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a military spokesman, said the rocket attacks are "unbearable and unacceptable."
"We will continue to act in order to debilitate and incapacitate the Hamas terror infrastructure striking its warehouses, rocket manufacturing capabilities and those that endanger the well-being of the Israelis in the south of the country," he said.
Gaza militants have been bombarding Israel with daily rocket fire for weeks, drawing Israeli airstrikes in retaliation. The nine militants killed overnight Monday made it the deadliest day of fighting so far.
An Israeli army patrol was attacked Monday morning along the Gaza border fence, the military said. No one was injured in the attack it said, which it said may have included a rocket propelled grenade.
Tensions have soared in Israel and Palestinian territories since three Israeli teens - one of them a U.S. citizen - disappeared while hitchhiking in the occupied West Bank last month.
Last week, the teens' bodies were found in a West Bank field in a gruesome crime Israel blamed on Hamas which was controlling the Gaza Strip a month ago. Hamas, which has captured Israeli soldiers before, praised the kidnappings and deaths of the teenagers but did not take responsibility for it.
Just hours after the youths were buried, Mohammed Abu Khdeir, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American from east Jerusalem, was abducted near his home, and his charred remains were found shortly afterward in a Jerusalem forest. Preliminary autopsy results found he had been burned to death.
Israel arrested six Jewish suspects Sunday in the slaying, and Israeli leaders appealed for calm amid signs the death was revenge for the recent killings of the three Israeli teens.
His killing set off a wave of violent Palestinian protests in and around Jerusalem that later spread to Arab towns in the north.
Israeli leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the murder of the Palestinian teen.
Netanyahu promised to prosecute those responsible to the full extent of the law.
"We will not allow extremists, it doesn't matter from which side, to inflame the region and cause bloodshed," Netanyahu said in a nationally televised statement soon after it was announced that the suspects were Israeli. "Murder is murder, incitement is incitement, and we will respond aggressively to both," he said.
Palestinian medical sources have reported that nine Palestinians have been killed by Israeli missiles and shells in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, and Monday at dawn.
Seven of the slain Palestinians are members of the al-Qassam Brigades of the Hamas movement.
The Brigades stated the six fighters have been killed when the Israeli army fired missiles into a siege-busting tunnel in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Their bodies were found on Monday, at dawn.
The fighters have been identified as Ibrahim al-Bal'aawy, 24, Abdul-Rahman az-Zamely, 22, Mustafa Abu Morr, 22, his twin brother Khaled, Yousef Sharaf Ghannam, 22, and Jom'a Abu Shallouf, 24.
A Qassam fighter, identified as Ibrahim 'Abdeen, died of wounds suffered during an earlier shelling in Rafah.
Sami Abu Zohri, spokesperson of the Hamas movement, stated the assassination of the fighters is a serious escalation, adding that "the enemy will pay a heavy price".
Dr. Ashraf al-Qodra, spokesperson of the Ministry Of Health in Gaza, stated that five Palestinians, including a child and two young girls, have been nursed when an Israeli missile detonated near their homes, in Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza.
Another airstrike targeted al-Qarara town, east of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Missiles have also been fired into agricultural lands in Shekh Radwan in Gaza, causing damage but no injuries.
Two fighters, identified as Mazen al-Jedya and Marwan Salim, have been killed by Israeli missiles in al-Boreij refugee camp. Their bodies have been severely mutilated.
Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza claimed responsibility for firing dozens of shells into adjacent Israeli areas in retaliation to the Israeli military escalation.
Seven of the slain Palestinians are members of the al-Qassam Brigades of the Hamas movement.
The Brigades stated the six fighters have been killed when the Israeli army fired missiles into a siege-busting tunnel in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Their bodies were found on Monday, at dawn.
The fighters have been identified as Ibrahim al-Bal'aawy, 24, Abdul-Rahman az-Zamely, 22, Mustafa Abu Morr, 22, his twin brother Khaled, Yousef Sharaf Ghannam, 22, and Jom'a Abu Shallouf, 24.
A Qassam fighter, identified as Ibrahim 'Abdeen, died of wounds suffered during an earlier shelling in Rafah.
Sami Abu Zohri, spokesperson of the Hamas movement, stated the assassination of the fighters is a serious escalation, adding that "the enemy will pay a heavy price".
Dr. Ashraf al-Qodra, spokesperson of the Ministry Of Health in Gaza, stated that five Palestinians, including a child and two young girls, have been nursed when an Israeli missile detonated near their homes, in Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza.
Another airstrike targeted al-Qarara town, east of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Missiles have also been fired into agricultural lands in Shekh Radwan in Gaza, causing damage but no injuries.
Two fighters, identified as Mazen al-Jedya and Marwan Salim, have been killed by Israeli missiles in al-Boreij refugee camp. Their bodies have been severely mutilated.
Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza claimed responsibility for firing dozens of shells into adjacent Israeli areas in retaliation to the Israeli military escalation.
