The Palestinian leader demanded in a press release punishment for the auhtors of “this atrocious crime”.

Israel must end the occupation and its systematic violations against our people and allow us to create an independent State with East Jerusalem as its capital, he stressed.

For his part, presidential sopkesman Nabil Rudeina condemned the killing of the three Palestinians, a tragedy that coincided with the beginning of Ramadan, a holy month for Muslims.

This new escalation of violence might cause a people’s protest in the Palestinian territories, the official warned.

While some seek to reduce tensions during the Ramadan, the Tel Aviv forces execute this premeditated attack, he stressed.

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