Israel/Palestine violence

This item appears on page 18 of the August 2016 issue.

Two Palestinian gunmen launched an attack at a shopping center in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 9, killing four people and injuring 16. Both gunmen were arrested by Israeli security forces.

After the incident, Israel suspended the travel permits of all Palestinians for the month of Ramadan (June 6-July 5), save for work permits, preventing Palestinians from crossing into Israel or any Israeli settlements, including Jerusalem. 

On June 22, near the West Bank city of Beit Sira, Israeli security forces killed a 15-year-old Palestinian civilian while firing at a group of Palestinians who had thrown rocks and a fire-bomb at a car. Three people in the car were injured.