Last December, a Palestinian youth was caught throwing stones at Israeli soldiers and needlessly arrested after being attacked by dogs.
Israeli settlers have attacked a group of US diplomats who were touring Israeli settlements in the West Bank that are illegal according to international law.
New violence in Palestine and Israel could result in the termination of a fragile ceasefire that barely brought to end a summer of fighting.
Two recent attacks in Israel proper suggest that the hostilities in the Gaza Strip are no longer limited by geography, implying a wider uprising akin to an intifada is more and more likely.
Both Israel and Hamas have agreed to a 12-hour ceasefire that will take effect at 7 a.m. local time, granting a brief reprieve to the millions both Palestine and Israel who have been under siege for nearly three weeks.
Massive protests involving thousands broke out at an Israeli military checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem.
