Health ministry: Palestinian, 16, dies in West Bank clashes

Madi is one of almost 170 Palestinians to be killed by Israeli forces or settlers since October. Most were carrying out attacks but others died during clashes and demonstrations.

As a result, he proposes separating Palestinian areas on the outskirts of Jerusalem from the city itself and completing construction of Israel’s controversial separation barrier already walling off much of the occupied West Bank.

The party was formed during the last round of Israeli elections, composed of four Palestinian parties who united to fight for the rights of Israel’s Palestinian minority which has faced systematic discrimination for decades.

Clarifying there is no justifying terror, Ban writes that “Palestinian frustration and grievances are growing under the weight of almost a half-century of occupation”.

After the Foreign Ministry, as well as Israel’s National Information Directorate at the Prime Minister’s Office and Government Press Office, all contacted CBS, the headline was changed to “Israeli police kill 3 alleged Palestinian attackers”.

“Some sought to shoot the messenger – twisting my words into a misguided justification for violence”.

Aid officials say a lack of coordination between Hamas, the Islamist movement that rules the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, dominated by rival Fatah, have also contributed to the slow pace of reconstruction.

The EU holds the position that the lands Israel has occupied since the 1967 Middle East war, including the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, are not part of the internationally recognised borders of Israel.

The European Union in January reinforced its position that products made in Israeli settlements must be clearly labelled in Europe, despite growing tensions with Israel over the issue, but stressed that the bloc opposes any boycott of the Jewish state.