Israeli border police search a Palestinian man after a stabbing incident on November 3. Reuters
Israeli border police search a Palestinian man after a stabbing incident on November 3. Reuters
Israeli border police search a Palestinian man after a stabbing incident on November 3. Reuters
Israeli border police search a Palestinian man after a stabbing incident on November 3. Reuters

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Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in West Bank and East Jerusalem amid election count

The violence comes as election results show Benjamin Netanyahu likely to return as prime minister

The National

November 03, 2022

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Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in the West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian officials said, while another Palestinian was shot dead after stabbing a police officer in East Jerusalem, Israeli police said.

In Jerusalem's Old City, the man “pulled out a knife and stabbed one of the officers in his upper leg”, police said. He was shot dead by two other police officers.

Early on Friday, Israeli aircraft struck several targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired on Thursday evening from the Palestinian enclave.

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In the West Bank, Israeli forces shot and killed Daoud Rayan, 42, in Beit Duqqu, north-west of Jerusalem, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

Two more Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Jenin later in the day and four others were wounded, it said.

The incidents come at a time when votes are being counted in the fifth national elections in four years. Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 72, is expected to make a comeback just over a year after he left office.

Mr Netanyahu is still facing corruption charges which he denies.

If he wins, he is likely to form a coalition government with right-wing extremist ministers such as Itamar Ben-Gvir, who wants to take a tougher position on Palestinian attackers.

Former Israeli prime minister and leader of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara greet supporters in Jerusalem as Israelis went to the polls on Tuesday. EPA
Former Israeli prime minister and leader of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara greet supporters in Jerusalem as Israelis went to the polls on Tuesday. EPA
Mr Netanyahu greets supporters after the end of voting for the national elections. AFP
Mr Netanyahu greets supporters after the end of voting for the national elections. AFP
Prime Minister Yair Lapid addresses supporters at his campaign headquarters in Tel Aviv. EPA
Prime Minister Yair Lapid addresses supporters at his campaign headquarters in Tel Aviv. EPA
The prime minister's wife Lihi Lapid, centre, cheers her husband. AFP
The prime minister's wife Lihi Lapid, centre, cheers her husband. AFP
The leader of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) far-right party Itamar Ben Gvir at his party's campaign headquarters in Jerusalem. AFP
The leader of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) far-right party Itamar Ben Gvir at his party's campaign headquarters in Jerusalem. AFP
Otzma Yehudit party members in upbeat mood. AFP
Otzma Yehudit party members in upbeat mood. AFP
A Likud party supporter responds to favourable exit polls. Getty
A Likud party supporter responds to favourable exit polls. Getty
Supporters of Mr Netanyahu react as early exit polls suggest a comeback for the former leader. EPA
Supporters of Mr Netanyahu react as early exit polls suggest a comeback for the former leader. EPA
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israeli selects his ballot paper on the day of Israel's general election at a polling station in Jerusalem. Reuters
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israeli selects his ballot paper on the day of Israel's general election at a polling station in Jerusalem. Reuters
Mr Netanyahu and his wife Sara cast their ballot at a polling station in Jerusalem in the country's fifth election in less than four years. AFP
Mr Netanyahu and his wife Sara cast their ballot at a polling station in Jerusalem in the country's fifth election in less than four years. AFP
A man kisses his dog after casting his ballot in Tel Aviv during the Israeli elections. AP
A man kisses his dog after casting his ballot in Tel Aviv during the Israeli elections. AP
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid smiles as he casts his vote at a polling station in Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv. Mr Lapid urged the electorate to cast their ballot after voting in an election that might lead to veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu making a comeback alongside far-right allies. Reuters
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid smiles as he casts his vote at a polling station in Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv. Mr Lapid urged the electorate to cast their ballot after voting in an election that might lead to veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu making a comeback alongside far-right allies. Reuters
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz, right, head of the new centre-right National Unity Party, and his wife Revital Gantz vote at a polling station in the city of Rosh Haayin in central Israel. AFP
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz, right, head of the new centre-right National Unity Party, and his wife Revital Gantz vote at a polling station in the city of Rosh Haayin in central Israel. AFP
Ultra-Orthodox Jews watch their Rabbi Israel Hager vote during Israeli elections in Bnei Brak. AP
Ultra-Orthodox Jews watch their Rabbi Israel Hager vote during Israeli elections in Bnei Brak. AP
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man votes in Israel's parliamentary election at a polling station in Bnei Brak. AP
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man votes in Israel's parliamentary election at a polling station in Bnei Brak. AP
An Israeli man walks with a little girl towards the ballot box to cast his vote. AP
An Israeli man walks with a little girl towards the ballot box to cast his vote. AP
A little girl helps her mother cast her ballot on the day of Israel's general election at a polling station in Taibe, northern Israel. Reuters
A little girl helps her mother cast her ballot on the day of Israel's general election at a polling station in Taibe, northern Israel. Reuters
Israelis queue to cast their ballots on the day of Israel's general election at a polling station in Tel Aviv. Reuters
Israelis queue to cast their ballots on the day of Israel's general election at a polling station in Tel Aviv. Reuters
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israelis wait to cast their ballots at a polling station in Jerusalem. Reuters
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israelis wait to cast their ballots at a polling station in Jerusalem. Reuters
An Israeli man casts his ballot at a drive-through polling station for people quarantined as a result of Covid-19 in Jerusalem. Reuters
An Israeli man casts his ballot at a drive-through polling station for people quarantined as a result of Covid-19 in Jerusalem. Reuters

“The time has come to restore security to the streets,” he said in a tweet on Thursday after the incidents. “The time has come for a terrorist who goes out to carry out an attack to be eliminated.”

This year has proved to be the deadliest for Palestinians in seven years, with more than 130 people killed in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

Israel said on Thursday it would remove checkpoints in and out of the West Bank city of Nablus after a wave of attacks by a group that calls itself the Lions' Den.

Israel's military said it concluded an operation in the West Bank that had resulted in the arrest or killing of the group's top commanders.

Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 Middle East War and has since maintained military occupation of the territory and settled more than 500,000 Israelis there.

Additional reporting by agencies

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Tearful appearance

Chancellor Rachel Reeves set markets on edge as she appeared visibly distraught in parliament on Wednesday. 

Legislative setbacks for the government have blown a new hole in the budgetary calculations at a time when the deficit is stubbornly large and the economy is struggling to grow. 

She appeared with Keir Starmer on Thursday and the pair embraced, but he had failed to give her his backing as she cried a day earlier.

A spokesman said her upset demeanour was due to a personal matter.

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