Article 66W0J Fears of full-blown Israeli-Palestinian conflict grow after bloodiest year since 2005

Fears of full-blown Israeli-Palestinian conflict grow after bloodiest year since 2005

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Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
from World news | The Guardian on (#66W0J)

Surge in violence either side of the green line' has led people to wonder if a third intifada is on the cards

Late on Sunday night, like almost every other night in Jenin, the fighting started. The Israeli army said it entered the occupied West Bank city to arrest three suspected Palestinian terrorists and militants responded by throwing firebombs and opening fire.

According to two members of her family, 16-year-old Jana Zakaran ventured up to the roof of her home when gunfire erupted nearby to bring her cat inside to safety. When Zakaran's father went to look for her, he found her dead in a pool of blood, the cat by her side.

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