Clashes in Holy Land after killings
A Palestinian stone-thrower kicks a tire set ablaze during clashes with Israeli police in Shuafat, an Arab suburb of Jerusalem, July 3, 2014.
Israel faced a second day of violent Palestinian protests in Jerusalem after the discovery of the body of a 16-year-old Palestinian boy in a forest near the city.
Jerusalem
Palestinians hurl stones during clashes with Israeli police in Shuafat, an Arab suburb of Jerusalem, July 2, 2014.
Gaza City
A Palestinian inspects a crater which police said was caused by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, July 3, 2014.
Israel struck over 15 Hamas targets in Gaza overnight in response to constant rocket fire launched from the Strip, the Israeli army said in a statement on Thursday.
Gaza City
Hamas' armed wing spokesman (C) speaks during a news conference in Gaza City, July 3, 2014.
The spokesman said Israel was breaking the 2012 ceasefire agreement and the group would act according to developments on the ground. He said Israel would pay a heavy price in any upcoming war.
Israel said on Thursday it was beefing up its forces along its frontier with the Gaza Strip, in what it called a defensive deployment in response to persistent Palestinian cross-border rocket attacks.
Jerusalem
Palestinians hurl stones during clashes with Israeli police in Shuafat, an Arab suburb of Jerusalem, July 2, 2014.
The discovery of a body in a Jerusalem forest on Wednesday raised suspicions that a missing Palestinian youth had been killed by Israelis avenging the deaths of three abducted Jewish teens.
Rock-throwing Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in Jerusalem after the news, but no serious injuries were reported.
West Bank
Israelis march on the road close to where three missing teenagers were abducted, June 12, near the West Bank Jewish settlement of Alon Shvut , July 1, 2014.
The Israeli military found the bodies of three missing teenagers just over two weeks after they were abducted in the West Bank — a grim discovery that ended a frantic search that led to Israel's largest ground operation in the Palestinian territory in nearly a decade and drew Israeli threats of retaliation.
West Bank
Palestinian mourners perform funeral prayers for Yousif Zagha, 20, who was killed by Israeli troops early Tuesday, in a mosque in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin, July 1, 2014.
Israel's military said Tuesday that Zagha was shot dead when he threw a grenade at forces carrying out an arrest raid in the West Bank hours after the discovery of the bodies of three Israeli teenagers who were abducted over two weeks ago.
West Bank
Israeli army soldiers take positions during clashes with Palestinians in an early morning in the West Bank city of Jenin, July 2, 2014.
Modi'in
Jewish youths mourn on the grave of one of three Israeli teens who were abducted and killed in the occupied West Bank, in the Israeli city of Modi'in, July 1, 2014.
Tens of thousands of mourners joined in an outpouring of national grief on Tuesday at the burial of three Israeli teenagers, Gil-Ad Shaer, U.S.-Israeli national Naftali Fraenkel, both 16, and Eyal Yifrah, 19, whose kidnapping and killing Israel blamed on the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
Jerusalem
Palestinian youths clash with Israeli Police near to the house of murdered Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdair, in Jerusalem, July 2, 2014.
Jenin
A Palestinian takes cover from tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes with Palestinians in an early morning operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, July 2, 2014.
Jerusalem
The mother of murdered Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdair mourns his death, in Jerusalem, July 2, 2014.
Modi'in
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu eulogizes the three Israeli teens, Gil-Ad Shaer, U.S.-Israeli national Naftali Fraenkel, both 16, and Eyal Yifrah, 19, who were abducted and killed in the occupied West Bank, during their joint funeral in the Israeli city of Modi'in, July 1, 2014.
Jenin
Israeli army soldiers patrol during clashes with Palestinians in the early morning in the West Bank city of Jenin, July 2, 2014.
Jerusalem
Palestinians set tires ablaze during clashes with Israeli police in Shuafat, an Arab suburb of Jerusalem, July 2, 2014.
West Bank
Friends and relatives mourn during a memorial service for Gil-Ad Shaer, 16, one of three Israeli teens who were abducted and killed in the occupied West Bank, before his funeral in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Talmon, July 1, 2014.
Jerusalem
An injured Palestinian stone-thrower is helped by his comrades during clashes with Israeli police in Shuafat, an Arab suburb of Jerusalem, July 2, 2014.
Modi'in
Bat-Galim Shaer (R) and Iris Yifrah (C), mothers of two of the three Israeli teens who were abducted and killed in the occupied West Bank, mourn during the joint funeral of their sons in the Israeli city of Modi'in, July 1, 2014.
Modi'in
Crowds gather for the joint funerals of the three Israeli teens who were abducted and killed in the occupied West Bank, in the Israeli city of Modi'in, July 1, 2014.
Jerusalem
Palestinians set off firecrackers towards Israeli police during clashes in Shuafat, an Arab suburb of Jerusalem, July 2, 2014.
Jerusalem
A Palestinian prepares to hurl a stone as he stands in a cloud of smoke from tires set ablaze during clashes with Israeli police in Shuafat, an Arab suburb of Jerusalem, July 2, 2014. T
Jerusalem
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JULY 04: Clashes break out between Israeli police and Palestinian youths during the noon Ramadan prayer in Ras Al Amud neighbourhood ahead of the funeral ceremony of Muhammad Abu Kdear on July 4 2014 in Jerusalem, Israel. Muhammad is thought to have been murdered earlier this week in revenge to the killing of the three Israeli teenagers two weeks ago in the West-bank. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
Gaza Strip
A Palestinian man inspects the site of an Israeli air strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, July 6, 2014. On July 5, 2014, Israeli warplanes attacked three sites in southern Gaza, targeting training camps of Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing, in Rafah and Khan Yunis, as well as an empty field in Khan Yunis. There has been a surge in militant rocket fire from Gaza and retaliatory Israeli air raids since the kidnapping and murder of the three Israeli teenagers prompted a huge crackdown on Hamas in the occupied West Bank.
Sderot
Israeli President Shimon Peres (C) meets with children during a visit in the southern Israeli town of Sderot following the recent Palestinian rocket attacks on the city, July 6, 2014. Peres, who will retire at the end of July, said "I'm retiring from the post of president but I am not retiring for the battle for peace."
Jerusalem
Israeli riot police point standing in front of Palestinian protesters (unseen) during clashes in Shuafat, East Jerusalem, July 7, 2014. Clashes sparked by the abduction and murder of Mohammed Abu Khder spread from east Jerusalem to Arab towns inside Israel, as autopsy reports showed he was burned alive.
Gaza Strip
Palestinian relatives one of the two fighters mourn at the mourgue of al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah center Gaza Strip, July 06, 2014. Two Palestinian fighters were killed and another wounded late Sunday by an Israeli drone strike in the Gaza Strip, emergency services said. The victims were among a group of armed militants who were targeted by the Israeli drone east of Bureij refugee camp, near central Gaza's border with the Jewish state, witnesses said.
Jerusalem
Tariq Khdeir (R) is greeted by his mother after being released from jail in Jerusalem, July 6, 2014. An Israeli judge on Sunday released from jail and placed under house arrest the 15-year-old American of Palestinian descent whose apparent beating by Israeli police in East Jerusalem has drawn U.S. concern. Tariq Khdeir from Tampa, Fla., is a cousin of Mohammed Abu Khudeir, 16, whose abduction and killing in Jerusalem on Wednesday sparked violent protests and calls from Palestinians for a new uprising against Israel.