Two Palestinians killed in confrontation

With new clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians Thursday killed two Palestinians.

Earlier on Thursday passed a 21-year-old man in a village west of Jerusalem. He was part of a group of youths who threw stones at soldiers. The man was hit in the head by a bullet. According to a military spokesman, the man was a threat to the soldiers.

Since early October, at least 100 Palestinians slain by violence and nearly 20 Israeli soldiers. The resurgence of violence is due to a dispute over rights of access and prayer on the Temple Mount.