A Palestinian gunman opened fire at Israeli soldiers on the outskirts of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Monday, wounding three of them before being shot dead, officials said.
Egypt's foreign minister is to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday on reviving peace efforts with the Palestinians, on the first such visit to Israel in nearly a decade that is the latest sign of warming ties.
Israeli forces demolished the West Bank homes of two Palestinian knifemen whose December attack led to the death of two Israelis, including one by friendly fire, the army said Monday.
The Israeli army said Friday that it was temporarily barring all Palestinians from entering Israel, stepping up already tough restrictions announced after Palestinian gunmen shot dead four Israelis in Tel Aviv.
A prominent Palestinian lawmaker vowed to keep up her campaign for prisoners' rights after being released Friday following 14 months in an Israeli jail, AFP journalists at the scene said.
Israeli forces raided the West Bank offices of Palestine Today television overnight and arrested its manager over allegations of inciting violence, Israel's Shin Bet internal security agency said.
Israel restricted access yesterday into and out of the Palestinian political capital of Ramallah on the occupied West Bank after a checkpoint shooting that wounded soldiers, stepping up its response to attacks.
