The funeral has taken place of Jewish settler killed in an overnight attack by Palestinian gunmen which also left his six-year-old daughter and an Israeli soldier seriously injured. The death of Gideon Lichterman near the West Bank town of Ramallah came as the state of Israel prepared to mark its 55th anniversary. In other incidents, two Palestinians were wounded when Israeli forces entered a refugee camp in the town of Tulkarm, Palestinian sources said. Israeli troops have stepped up security in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ahead of Israel’s festivities which begin at sundown on Tuesday and last through Wednesday. Palestinians call Israel’s creation “al naqba” – the catastrophe – and blame the Jewish state for usurping their land. Full Story
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