Occupied West Bank: four Palestinians killed and renewed tension

Funeral of a young woman killed near Al Aroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.

Photo taken on June 1st.

© AP - Mahmoud Illean

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Tension is rising in the West Bank where the Israeli army is stepping up operations.

Four Palestinians have been killed in the past two days in the occupied territories, where the Israeli army has also destroyed homes.

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With our correspondent in Jerusalem,

Officially, the Israeli army conducts "anti-terrorist operations" in the occupied West Bank.

This term is used by the Jewish state to qualify its fight against the Palestinian resistance.

For several weeks, the Israeli occupying forces have been increasing their interventions, following a series of attacks against civilians in Israel.

Some perpetrated by Palestinians.

With each incursion of the occupying army into a Palestinian town, the Israeli soldiers are subjected to the throwing of stones and Molotov cocktails.

Faced with this, the army admits to respond " 

".

Three Palestinians were killed in these clashes.

The fourth victim this week is a Palestinian journalist.

She was killed by a bullet in the heart, according to the Palestinian health services.

She is accused of wanting to carry out a stabbing attack against Israeli soldiers.

At the same time, the Israeli army evicted four Palestinian families from southern Hebron: 21 people, including 9 children, lost their homes.

In total, in this region of the occupied West Bank, 1,000 Palestinians are at risk of forced displacement.

The Jewish state has designated their lands as a training area for its army.

►Also read: Jerusalem Day: the parade of flags under tension

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