Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2015)
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 Near Beit El on 10 October 2015 |
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38 killed:
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235 killed:
3,917 injured |
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| 3 foreign civilians (2 U.S., 1 Eritrean) killed and 2 (1 U.S., 1 Nepalese) wounded | |||||
38 killed:
235 killed:
3,917 injured
11,611 suffered from smoke inhalation
An increase of violence occurred in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict starting early September 2015 and lasting into the first half of 2016, known as the "Wave of Terror" or "Intifada of the Individuals" by Israelis or the "Knife Intifada" or "Stabbing Intifada" by international media, or "Habba" (an outburst) by Palestinian, related in part to tensions between Palestinians and Israelis regarding the status of the Temple Mount. A major escalation occurred on 1 October 2015 with the killing of Eitam and Na'ama Henkin by Hamas militants near Beit Furik on 1 October, followed by a wave of "lone wolf" attacks and widespread protests by Palestinians. Some Palestinians attribute the beginning of violence to the killing of Palestinian woman Hadeel al-Hashlamoun by Israeli soldiers on 22 September, or the Duma arson attack by Israeli settlers in July 2015, which caused the death of three Palestinians.
As of the last week of 2015, Israel has deployed 91 new obstacles (checkpoints, roadblocks in the West Bank, limiting Palestinian movement in order to prevent attacks. More than half of the obstacles were placed in the area around Hebron. In January, the Shin Bet have recorded only 169 incidents, the lowest since July 2015, leading to claims that the escalation had finished, but some continued counting isolated attacks and protests as part of this event also later into 2016. The movement restrictions were eased slightly in January 2016. According to Shin Bet, between 1 October 2015 and 1 October 2016 there was a total of 166 stabbing attacks and 89 attempted stabbings; 108 shootings; 47 vehicular (ramming) attacks; and one vehicle bus bombing.
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