Sunday, June 22, 2014

Tensions Rise As Israel Continues It's Hunt For Three Missing Teenagers In The West Bank



Two Palestinians Killed As Israel Hunts Missing Teenagers -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Israeli troops killed two Palestinians on Sunday, Palestinian medics and a militant group said, as Israel pressed on with its crackdown on Hamas, the Islamist group it accuses of abducting three Israeli teenagers.

In a sign of growing Palestinian anger, Palestinian police loyal to Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas also came under attack - by a rock-throwing crowd that wanted them to confront Israeli troops on a raid of the de facto capital of Ramallah.

Gunfire - apparently warning shots fired by police from the balcony and windows of their station house - echoed for several minutes in the heart of Ramallah as dozens of protesters crouched or ran for cover. There were no reports of casualties.

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