Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman visited the site of the attack, the Israeli settlement of Halamish, and consulted with top commanders. On Friday, tensions boiled over and several thousand Palestinians clashed with Israeli security forces in the West Bank and in Jerusalem after noon prayers — the centrepiece of the Muslim religious week. On Saturday morning, Israeli troops searched the assailant’s family home in the West Bank village of Kobar and detained one of his brothers, the army said. Later, clashes erupted as residents burned tires and hurled rocks at Israeli troops who had searched the home. Abbas is a staunch opponent of violence and in 12 years in power has stuck to security co-ordination between his forces and Israeli troops against a common enemy — Hamas.

Source: thestar July 22, 2017 12:30 UTC