As a wave of violence sweeps the occupied West Bank, Palestinian terrorists fired a rocket into Israel from Gaza on Saturday, although the Israeli army said that there were no deaths as a result of the attack.According to the army, there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the incident, which was the first in a month.On the other hand, Islamic Jihad, which is one of the larger armed factions in Gaza, had pledged to take revenge after Israeli troops murdered two of its leaders in the West Bank town of Jenin on Thursday.According to witnesses, the Israeli army promptly retaliated by shooting on two observation posts east of Gaza City. These observation stations were maintained by Hamas, the Islamist group that rules the region of Gaza.
The rocket attack took place at a time when the Israeli army was facing international condemnation for its use of lethal force against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank. This criticism stemmed from the rise in carnage that occurred in the West Bank.Ammar Hadi Mufleh, 22, was shot and killed on Friday in the village of Huwara, which is located directly to the south of Nablus. The circumstances surrounding his death are up for debate.
Tor Wennesland, the United Nations envoy for peace in the Middle East, expressed his "horrification" over the incident, which took place "after a scuffle with an Israeli soldier."The European Union expressed "grave concern" in a statement over the "growing degree of violence," which has resulted in the deaths of ten Palestinians at the hands of Israeli security forces in recent days.Joseph Borell, who is in charge of EU foreign policy, was quoted as saying that such intolerable events need to be examined, and there must be full accountability.
According to international law, the use of deadly force is only permitted in instances when there is a clear and present danger to human life.Before attempting to attack a border policeman, Mufleh allegedly made an attempt to break into the vehicle of an Israeli couple as he was in the process of stabbing the officer.After that, a senior border police officer opened fire on Mufleh, claiming that the Palestinian had attempted to grasp the officer's weapon. Mufleh was subsequently shot and killed.
Wajeh Odeh, a municipal administrator in the Palestinian territory, told AFP that the shooting occurred after "a disagreement."According to Odeh, "an Israeli soldier shoved the Palestinian to the ground and shot him from point blank range" after the Palestinian was already on the ground.The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave a furious response to the criticism.This response is a complete and utter perversion of truth, the account tweeted in English. "This is NOT a'scuffle,' this is an attack on a terrorist organisation!"Yair Lapid, who is stepping down as Prime Minister of Israel, stated that he fully supported the decision of the border police officer to shoot fire "to save lives."
He stated that the nation's security services would continue to take a firm stance against terrorist acts.This year has seen the highest death toll since 2015, with at least 145 Palestinians and 26 Israelis losing their lives as a result of violence in Israel and the West Bank, including east Jerusalem that has been annexed.
