A Palestinian was shot dead by an Israeli policeman near Tel Aviv, said a police spokesperson, Micky Rosenfeld.
The incident occurred near in the town of Petah Tikva, following a paramilitary Border Police Unit search for all Palestinians who do not have a permit to stay in Israel.
Rosenfeld said,
The shooting comes hours after the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon warned of an "escalation of violence and incitement" between Israeli-Palestinian tensions that could threaten the peace talks.
Speaking on Friday on the international day of solidarity with the Palestinian people, Ban said,
"Announcements of thousands of new housing units cannot be reconciled with the goal of a two-state solution and risk the collapse of negotiations," said Ban.
Meanwhile, calling for greater unity amongst the Palestinians, he said,
The incident occurred near in the town of Petah Tikva, following a paramilitary Border Police Unit search for all Palestinians who do not have a permit to stay in Israel.
Rosenfeld said,
"Border police in the night were searching for illegal Palestinian workers,"According to Rosenfeld, the Palestinian man, in his twenties, "tried to stab" the policeman, before the policeman "fired a shot at the suspect, [who was] injured critically and died soon after."
The shooting comes hours after the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon warned of an "escalation of violence and incitement" between Israeli-Palestinian tensions that could threaten the peace talks.
Speaking on Friday on the international day of solidarity with the Palestinian people, Ban said,
"I am alarmed by the increasingly dangerous situation on the ground. There has been an escalation of violence and incitement."Drawing attention to Israeli's continued settlement expansion into the occupied territories, Ban said this was "a cause for very grave concern" and called for an end to all new settlements.
"Announcements of thousands of new housing units cannot be reconciled with the goal of a two-state solution and risk the collapse of negotiations," said Ban.
Meanwhile, calling for greater unity amongst the Palestinians, he said,
"Announcements of thousands of new housing units cannot be reconciled with the goal of a two-state solution and risk the collapse of negotiations,"
"We cannot afford to lose the current momentum of opportunity."