Palestinian and US leaders blame each other for a surge of violence after a day of clashes and attacks leaves three Palestinians dead
A girl holds a Palestinian flag during a protest against US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, in the village of Bilin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on February 7, 2020.
"Those who introduce plans for annexation and apartheid and the legalization of occupation and settlements are the ones who bear full responsibility for deepening the cycle of violence and extremism," senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat said in a statement. He said Abbas "was surprised with how good the plan was for the Palestinian people, but he locked himself into a position" by rejecting it before it came out.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has eagerly embraced the plan. The Palestinians have adamantly rejected it, but Abbas has not called for violence. One of the three Palestinians killed on Thursday was Tariq Badwan, a member of the security forces who was standing at the entrance of a police station in the West Bank town of Jenin when he was shot by Israeli forces.
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