RAMALLAH, October 14, 2015 (WAFA) – The fatal shooting of a Palestinian young man by Israeli forces during clashes in the Bethlehem refugee camp together with the killing of three Israelis in a spate of attacks across Israel hit the front page headlines in the three Palestinian Arabic dailies.

The three dailies reported that a Palestinian man, identified as Mutaz Zawahreh, 27, was shot dead by Israeli forces in Bethlehem.

They said Zawahreh was killed while dozens of other Palestinians were shot and injured during ongoing clashes across the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Al-Quds explained that a total of 30 Palestinians, including seven children, have been fatally shot by Israeli forces since the beginning of October.

Al-Ayyam added Israeli settlers opened fire on Palestinians’ houses in Hebron.

Furthermore, the three daily newspapers reported that three Israelis were killed in four separate attacks in Jerusalem and the northern Israeli city of Raanana. Two suspected Palestinians were shot dead.

Al-Ayyam explained in this regard that suspected Palestinian perpetrators were from Jerusalem, and the majority of them came from the Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukabber.

Furthermore, the three dailies highlighted that tougher measures were approved and imposed by the Israeli Knesset following the latest spate of attacks and clashes in Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories.

Al-Quds said Israeli security approved new ‘security measures’. Meanwhile, al-Ayyam and al-Hayat al-Jadida explained in this regard that Israeli occupation authorities have decided to impose a lockdown on East Jerusalem neighborhoods.

Al-Ayyam said Israeli occupation authorities have also decided to boost police and soldiers enforcements across the West Bank and along the Gaza border.

Al-Hayat al-Jadida added in this regard that the Israeli occupation authorities have also decided to revoke the permanent residency status of Palestinians and demolish the houses of suspected attackers.

Moreover, the large-scale general strike that was staged in some Palestinian majority Israeli towns and villages, particularly the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin, hit the front page headlines in Palestinian dailies.

The reported that tens of thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in support of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Moreover, al-Quds and al-Ayyam published official Palestinian statements decrying the ongoing killings of Palestinians by Israeli forces.

The Palestinian cabinet was quoted in al-Quds as warning: “Israel is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity against the Palestinian people and children.” PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat was reported in al-Quds as calling for an immediate committee of inquiry into Israeli extrajudicial killings of Palestinians.

Erekat was also reported in al-Quds and al-Ayyam as stating that information is being collated to refer Israeli extrajudicial killings of Palestinians to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Al-Quds reported on Amnesty International as calling on Israel to respect Palestinians’ right to demonstrate and express their opinions.

The UN was reported in al-Ayyam as slamming Israel’s use of excessive power. Al-Quds also reported that Elad settler organization has been granted by the Jerusalem District Court the right to manage an archeological park near Jerusalem’s al-Buraq Wall, also known as the Western Wall.

Finally, al-Hayat al-Jadida reported on Israeli member of Knesset Uri Maklev (United Torah Judaism) as holding Jews who force their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound responsible for provoking the latest killings of Jewish Israelis.

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