JERUSALEM (AP) — The latest developments in a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence (all times local).
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3:45 p.m.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging Palestinians and Israelis to end recent bloodshed.
Ban said he haqd been urging both sides to “tell their people correctly that there should be no killings.”
He spoke alongside Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Wednesday a day after he made a surprise visit to Jerusalem.
Shortly before he spoke, Israeli police said forces shot and killed a Palestinian who stabbed a female soldier in the neck. Police said the soldier, who was originally reported to have been lightly wounded, was in critical condition.
It was the latest attack in a month of violence by mostly young Palestinians against Israeli civilians and soldiers.
“I know that people are angry and frustrated, particularly the young people of the Palestinians — when life has always been under occupation there cannot have much hope,” Ban said.
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3:05 p.m.
Israeli police say a Palestinian stabbed a female soldier near Jerusalem, injuring her before he was shot and killed by forces.
Spokeswoman Luba Samri said the soldier was lightly injured in the attack Wednesday afternoon. Another Palestinian involved in the attack was arrested, she said. Israeli media said the Palestinian stabbed the soldier in the neck.
It was the latest in a series of almost daily Palestinian attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers that erupted about a month ago.
During that time, 10 Israelis have been killed by Palestinian assailants, mostly in knife attacks, while 47 Palestinians — including 26 identified by Israel as attackers — have been killed. The remainder died in clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters.
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1:50 p.m.
Israel’s prime minister is headed to Germany for a high-profile mission aimed at restoring calm after weeks of Israeli-Palestinian unrest.
Netanyahu will meet with Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, on Wednesday before holding talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday. Kerry then heads to the region for talks with the Palestinians and Jordan.
Netanyahu said his talks with Kerry will focus on ways to “calm the situation.”
He said he would ask the U.S. to press Abbas to stop what he called “incitement” that has fueled the violence.
Over the past month, 10 Israelis have been killed in a wave of Palestinian attacks, mostly stabbings, while 46 Palestinians — including 25 identified by Israel as attackers — have been killed. The remainder died in clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian demonstrators.
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