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2021-05-20T22:00:18.061Z


Tensions are rising against the backdrop of Fatah's announcement of a day of Palestinian rage, and after this morning, Arab society launched a general strike across the country. At the Nablus Gate, clashes broke out between young people and the police forces, who responded by throwing stones at them with the help of stun grenades. Earlier thwarted attempted combined attack in Hebron


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Tensions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem: Clashes at a demonstration in Sheikh Jarrah

Tensions are rising against the backdrop of Fatah's announcement of a day of Palestinian rage, and after this morning, Arab society launched a general strike across the country.

At the Nablus Gate, clashes broke out between young people and the police forces, who responded by throwing stones at them with the help of stun grenades.

Earlier thwarted attempted combined attack in Hebron

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  • Hebron

Maya Horodnichano and Amir Bohbot

Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 16:34 Updated: 16:42

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Tensions in the West Bank are growing today (Tuesday) against the background of Fatah's declaration of a day of Palestinian rage, and in East Jerusalem the police are also working against violent riots.

At this time, a demonstration was taking place in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, and clashes broke out between the demonstrators and the forces.

Clashes in the capital come after the IDF announced earlier today that a combined attempted attack in Hebron had been thwarted.



Clashes broke out between young people and police forces there. On suspicion of assaulting police officers.The clashes took place against the background of the general strike in Arab society that opened this morning.

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Clashes between security forces and Palestinians in the Old City, today (Photo: Reuters)

Clashes between security forces and Palestinians in the Old City, today (Photo: Reuters)

Meanwhile, the IDF announced earlier that an attempted combined attack in Hebron had been thwarted. A terrorist armed with explosives, a Carlo-type weapon and a knife approached IDF fighters in the area of ​​Gross Square and tried to throw a pipe bomb at them.

The fighters responded by firing and neutralizing the threat, with no casualties for IDF forces. In addition, another slingshot was found at the scene, which the terrorist left, apparently to be found by the rescue forces. A sapper was sent to the scene to handle the explosives.

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