The Israeli government is considering deploying troops in East Jerusalem after what reports say was the worst day of violence since the state’s renewed crackdown on the occupied Palestinian community began at the start of the month.
Quoting a senior Jerusalem official, Haaretz reports that Israel’s security cabinet convened Tuesday evening and is expected to “discuss the option of boosting police forces with soldiers from the Homefront Command and Military Police. In addition, ministers are expected to approve roadblocks on the roads leading to the Palestinian neighborhoods in East Jerusalem” where “suspect vehicles will be examined.”
The lockdown comes after a bloody day, during which protests in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and cities across Israel were met with brutal force from the Israeli army.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “aggressive steps” in response to two separate attacks in Jerusalem that resulted in the deaths of two Israeli citizens and injured three more.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Health Ministry estimates 30 Palestinians have been killed—including five children in almost as many days—in the occupied territory by Israeli forces since tensions renewed on October 1. On Tuesday, a reported 33 Palestinians were injured, 9 with live fire in Ramallah, Bethlehem, Nablus, and Hebron.
In Gaza, hundreds of Palestinian protesters, a large majority of which were youth, rallied at guarded border areas in the north and central parts of the strip and in some cases encountered live fire from gate towers. They were protesting ongoing Israeli violations in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank.