Israel uses ‘fake pretexts’ to justify shedding of Palestinian blood, claims PA

A spokesman for the Palestinian Authority claimed on Friday that Israel uses “fake pretexts” to justify the shedding of Palestinian blood. Meanwhile, Hamas called for “escalating resistance” against the Israeli killings, Anadolu has reported.

“The execution of three people by the Israeli occupation forces in Hebron and Jerusalem proves that Israel is carrying on with its serial crimes,” explained Yousef al-Mahmoud. “These amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.”

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He called for the international community and the UN General Assembly to bear their responsibility towards the Palestinians and “immediately” afford international protection against the “field executions carried out by the Israeli occupation forces.”

According to Hamas spokesman Sami Abu-Zuhri, the Israeli crimes will never “break the will” of the Palestinians, whose blood will fuel the Aqsa Intifada. He called for an escalation of Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation army in response to the killings.

One of the three men killed was a Jordanian citizen. All three were accused of attempting to attack Israeli soldiers, but no evidence was provided by the Israeli authorities.