Israel has carried out airstrikes in Gaza overnight after Palestinian militants fired rockets. This follows an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank — the deadliest in decades — that has fueled fears of a dramatic escalation in violence in the region.
Crowds also gathered Friday for the funeral of a 22-year-old Palestinian who was fatally shot by the Israeli military in the West Bank town of al-Ram near Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry, a separate incident that offered another potential flashpoint.
The Palestinian Authority, which has scant control over the camp and waning influence over the territory as a whole, responded to the raid by declaring that it would halt the ties its security forces maintain with Israel in a shared effort to contain Islamic militants. Palestinians inspect the site of a damaged building following an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday.The announcement adds to the pressure ahead of Blinken’s planned trip to the region early next week, where he will meet with both Netanyahu in Jerusalem and Abbas in Ramallah.
So far this year, 30 Palestinians — both civilians and fighters — have been killed including five children, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. It added that 19 of those killed were from Jenin.
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