Sharjah 24 – AFP: A Palestinian man and an Israeli guard were killed in separate West Bank incidents following clashes on Friday between Palestinians and Israeli police at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque.
The guard was attacked at the entrance of the Ariel settlement, the army said, adding that they were pursuing the attacker.
The Islamist Hamas movement hailed the killing as a "heroic operation", with spokesman Hazem Qassem declaring it a response to the "attacks on Al-Aqsa," the mosque which has been one of the focal points for weeks of violence.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said 42 people had been hurt at the site, which is venerated by Muslims and Jews.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man overnight Friday in the north of the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
The man, in his 20s, was shot in the chest during an Israeli army operation in the town of Azzun, the ministry said in a statement.
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