West Bank fears increase
The Palestinian president has accused Israel of provoking a “religious war” as new violence between the sides broke out in the West Bank.
A Palestinian man was killed in clashes on the West Bank as concerns mount that the long-running conflict is entering a new and dangerous phase. Mahmoud Abbas blamed the latest tensions on a series of visits by Jewish worshippers to Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site.
The visits to the contested site have helped fan strife in a region already on edge.