JERICHO, Palestinian Territories: Israelis on Sunday shot dead a Palestinian who, according to the army and medics, had rammed his car into soldiers in the occupied West Bank.
The incident near the city of Jericho comes amid mounting violence across Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.
“An assailant accelerated his vehicle toward IDF (Israeli army) soldiers who were at a bus station adjacent to the Nabi Musa Junction,” the army said, before he continued and drove at other soldiers nearby.
“A police officer and a civilian who were at the scene responded with live fire toward the assailant and neutralized him,” and soldiers had also fired at the driver, an army statement said.
An army spokeswoman confirmed to AFP that the driver was killed.
An AFP journalist at the scene saw soldiers surrounding a damaged white car beside a bus stop, which was cornered off with red tape.
Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency response service said its medics treated five people who were moderately or lightly wounded.
Tourists frequently pass by the area en route to the ancient city of Jericho or the Dead Sea.
The attack comes a day after a Palestinian assailant killed an Israeli in the flashpoint city of Hebron, in the southern West Bank, before being shot dead.
Sunday’s incident brings to 29 the number of Palestinians killed across east Jerusalem and the West Bank this month. Three Israelis have been shot dead over the same period.
Much of the violence has been centered around the northern West Bank, where Israeli forces have launched near daily raids.
Israelis kill Palestinian after alleged car ramming
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Israelis kill Palestinian after alleged car ramming
- Israeli army spokeswoman: ‘An assailant accelerated his vehicle toward IDF (Israeli army) soldiers who were at a bus station adjacent to the Nabi Musa Junction’
- The attack comes a day after a Palestinian assailant killed an Israeli in the flashpoint city of Hebron, in the southern West Bank, before being shot dead
Iran president warns suppliers against overpricing goods
- The prices of some basic goods, such as cooking oil and eggs, have increased significantly since the policy was announced
TEHRAN: Iran’s president warned domestic suppliers against hoarding or overpricing goods, state media reported on Thursday, as Tehran rolls out high-stakes subsidy reforms amid nationwide protests over economic hardship.
“People should not feel any shortage in terms of goods’ supply and distribution,” Masoud Pezeshkian said, calling upon his government to ensure adequate supply of goods and monitoring of prices across the country.
Iran’s subsidy reform is intended to favor consumers over importers by removing preferential currency exchange rates that allowed importers to access foreign currency at rates cheaper than those available to ordinary Iranians.
Under the new policy, Iranians will receive about $7 per month to purchase basic goods at select grocery stores.
The prices of some basic goods, such as cooking oil and eggs, have increased significantly since the policy was announced.
Germany criticized the “excessive use of force” against protesters after authorities used live fire and tear gas to disperse demonstrations.
“It is their right to express their opinion peacefully,” said Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul of the protesters.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Tehran remained open to negotiations with the US as long as they are based on “mutual respect and interests, but it was also ready for war if that is Washington’s intent.
Araqchi, speaking at a press conference in Beirut, added that his visit to Lebanon aimed to discuss Israel’s “challenges and threats” to regional security and to expand bilateral ties.
