Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel did not want to escalate the situation, although he ordered security forces to remain vigilant.
US, UN and Arab officials spoke with Israeli and Palestinian factions to try to defuse the conflict in Jenin between areas of the West Bank that has seen sharp Israeli operations spark a wider conflict.
Violence has escalated since a series of deadly Palestinian street attacks in Israel last March and April. The attendant diplomatic standoff has helped rally Palestinian support for Hamas and Islamic Jihad, which refuse to co-exist with Israel – where Netanyahu’s new hard-right government includes members opposed to a Palestinian state .
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