Israeli Fires on Palestinian Protesters Near Ramallah, Killing One
By IAN FISHERMAY 18, 2017
JERUSALEM — An Israeli settler whose car was caught up in a pro-Palestinian street demonstration in the West Bank on
Thursday opened fire on the protesters, killing a 23-year-old Palestinian man and wounding a news photographer.
The United Nations official responsible for coordinating the Middle East peace process, Nickolay E. Mladenov, condemned the shooting in a post in Twitter, writing, "Those responsible must be investigated
and prosecuted." Demonstrations in support of the hunger strikers have been growing, as have clashes between civilians and both the Israeli and Palestinian security forces.
Since 2015, several dozen Israelis — some tallies put the figure at nearly 40 — have been
killed by Palestinians in a wave of attacks, mostly vehicle rammings and stabbings.
Over the same period, Palestinian officials say, more than 250 Palestinians have been killed by violence;
Israeli officials say most of them were killed while carrying out or attempting attacks.
At a protest near the city of Ramallah on Thursday, Israeli soldiers fired on demonstrators, wounding one Palestinian.