Tehran, YJC. Iranian MP says new wave of Palestinian resistance against Israeli policies is likely to form into a new intifada.
Mojtaba Rahmandoust, Member of Iran-Palestine parliamentary
friendship group in interview with the Islamic Consultative Assembly News
Agency said "The developments that took place during the past few days can be
the starting point for a new round of resistance in the West Bank.”
In the past few years, the Israeli regime has tried to further
occupy the Palestinian land and violate the rights of the area’s residents
under the disguise of compromise, he asserted.
He added "The Zionist regime faces an uncontrollable crisis
which is fear of Palestinian fighters. This has created tension among Israeli officials.”
Heavy clashes were reported
outside Israel’s Ofer Prison, near Ramallah north of al-Quds (Jerusalem), on
Thursday. Israeli forces reportedly used tear gas and rubber bullets to
disperse angry Palestinians protesting in front of the prison.
The latest confrontations come
after Israeli forces arrested over a dozen Palestinians across the West Bank
overnight, Press TV reported on Friday.
On Sunday, witnesses said Israeli
troops raided the village of Kafr Kanna early Saturday and opened fire on
22-year-old Khair Lotfi Hamdan following an altercation with him.
The Palestinian died of his
wounds in the hospital shortly afterwards, the same source reports.
Tensions are reportedly mounting
in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) as extremist Israeli groups announce plans to march
over a recent attempt on the life of a rabbi.
Only
on Wednesday, dozens of Palestinian worshippers were injured at the holy site
in an attack by Israeli forces, who used stun grenades and rubber bullets.