The violence in the Middle East escalates: Israel has bombed again the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources, nine people were killed. The fear of a new war grows.
Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip nine people have been killed according to Palestinian sources. The Maan News Agency reported on Monday, seven of them were members of the armed wing of the radical Islamic Hamas. The attacks on Sunday night on the coast, six civilians were injured. The air strikes are a response to dozens of rockets Israel, the Palestinian militants fire for days on Israeli towns.
Given the violence is growing concern that it could come to a new Palestinian uprising, or even to another Gaza war. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Suhri called the Israeli air attacks a “serious escalation”. He threatened: “The enemy will pay the price.” Hamas has already threatened that they would attack new targets in Israel. In the last great slugfest in November 2012, Hamas had attacked Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Trigger for the new tensions were the kidnapping and murder of three Jewish teenagers and the alleged revenge killing of Palestinian youth Mohammed Abu Chair. In connection with the latter case, six suspects were arrested on Sunday morning, as the Israeli domestic intelligence service Shin Bet said. Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonowitsch described the suspects as “young people”.
Details not made the authorities because of a strict news blackout. A legal organization for the defense of right-wing Jewish extremists, however, declared they had taken over the agency. A court had ordered a multi-day remand.
Escalation in the Middle East:Netanyahu condemns ‘shocking crime’
Mohammed Abu Chair had been kidnapped on Wednesday at dawn on the way to the mosque. Shortly after, his body on the western outskirts of Jerusalem was found in the woods. According to doctors, the 16-year-old was apparently burned alive.
Immediately after the fact, the suspicion had arisen that it was an act of revenge by extremist Jews for the abduction and murder of three young Israelis in the West Bank. The assassination of Abu Chair sparked violent protests by Palestinians in East Jerusalem from first, which extended into northern Israel at the weekend.
The father of the victim said on Sunday he hoped for a hard punishment of the guilty. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised in a message to the family of Abu Chair, the perpetrators of the “shocking crime” would be held accountable. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said the father in a phone conversation his condolences for the “barbaric killing” from.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared that he had UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon encouraged the formation of an international commission for investigation of Israeli crimes against Palestinians, including the murder of 16-year-olds.
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