Killings of Palestinians in West Bank hit 10-year high

Palestinians carry the body of Ahmad Kawazba during his funeral in the West Bank village of Sair near Hebron on 6 January. The teenager was shot dead the day before by Israeli forces who say he attempted to stab a soldier.

Israeli forces search the area after a gunman opened fire at the Simta pub in Tel Aviv killing two people and injuring several more on 1 January.Yotam RonenActiveStills

Ali Abunimah-8 January 2016

The first days of 2016 offered no let up in the surge of violence that began in early October, provoked by Israel’sassaults and incursions in occupied East Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound.

Killings of Palestinians in West Bank Hit 10-Year High by Thavam Ratna