Palestinians

Border Police said the shooting occurred during an arrest operation on Route 60, south of Jerusalem.

In his apology statement, Beinart acknowledged that he had made "a serious mistake" by failing to seek out Palestinian perspectives before speaking at the Israeli university. 

"We - France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom - strongly condemn the massive increase of settler violence against Palestinian civilians and call for stability in the West Bank,"

Turkey has emerged as one of the harshest critics of Israel's war in Gaza with Hamas.

The IDF and Israeli Police announced that the incident, which occured during ongoing counterterrorism operations in the West Bank, is under investigation.

Strock reserved some of her sharpest criticism for the PA security forces, which Western governments – including the US – have long supported as a stabilizing partner.

Responding police and soldiers used riot-dispersal measures but made no arrests as the crowd swelled.

The terrorist had carried out a car-ramming attack in May 2024 at a checkpoint at one of the entrances to the city, near the settlement of Itamar. 

Questions grow over whether the civilian deaths and scale of destruction in Gaza were necessary for Israel to achieve its goals.

Concerns have been raised by some X users about the presence of foreign actors involving themselves in political movements, either for manipulation or monetization.