Palestinian Killed In Gaza Border Clashes

Israeli soldiers treat a wounded comrade after he was stabbed by a Palestinian, seen on the ground, during clashes in Hebron, West Bank Friday, Oct. 16, 2015.  The Palestinian man wearing a yellow "press" vest and a T-shirt identifying him as journalist stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday before being shot dead by troops, the latest in a monthlong spate of attacks. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

Israeli soldiers treat a wounded comrade after he was stabbed by a Palestinian, seen on the ground, during clashes in Hebron, West Bank Friday, Oct. 16, 2015. The Palestinian man wearing a yellow "press" vest and a T-shirt identifying him as journalist stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday before being shot dead by troops, the latest in a monthlong spate of attacks. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The latest developments in ongoing violence between Palestinians and Israelis (all times local):

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3:40 p.m.

Israeli troops fired tear gas and live rounds as hundreds of Palestinians from Gaza approached a crossing into Israel, some throwing stones at the gate.

Palestinian health official Ashraf al-Kidra says one Palestinian was killed and two were wounded by the Israeli fire on Friday. A reporter for Palestine TV said a cameraman working for the channel was shot in the leg during the protest.

The Israeli military said it was checking the report of the clash.

Protests have erupted repeatedly along the Israel-Gaza border in recent weeks, as part of the upswing in violence during this period.

Israel and Egypt have enforced a border blockade on Gaza, with varying degrees of severity, since the Islamic militant group Hamas seized the territory in 2007.

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2:25 p.m.

A Palestinian man wearing a T-shirt with the word "press" written on it in large letters has stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier. The army says the attacker was shot and killed by other soldiers.

The attack took place just a few meters from a Palestinian protest after Muslim noon prayers in the West Bank city of Hebron.

The Israeli military said that the assailant, who had "disguised himself as a news photographer," attacked the soldier and wounded him. The soldier was evacuated for emergency medical care.

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9:30 a.m.

Dozens of Palestinians have thrown firebombs at a West Bank site revered by some Jews as the tomb of biblical patriarch Joseph.

Palestinian security forces extinguished the blaze early Friday. Footage on local media shows flames leaping from the small stone structure in the West Bank city of Nablus.

The tomb has become a popular prayer site in recent years among some religious Jews.

The arson comes at a time of heightened tensions between Israel and the Palestinians.

Over the past month, eight Israelis were killed in Palestinian attacks, most of them stabbings. In that time, 31 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire, including 14 labeled by Israel as attackers, and the rest in clashes with Israeli troops.

Oct 16, 9:42 AM EDTAP

 
 

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