Wave of violence in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Turkey's ruling party on Aug. 15 criticized the deal between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalize ties as a "political suicide" against the Palestinian cause.

It is also an attempt to eradicate a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine proposed by the international community, Ömer Çelik, spokesman for the AKP said on Twitter.

14 people, most of them Israeli soldiers, were injured in a car bomb attack in Jerusalem, the French press reported, citing Israeli authorities. The attack was carried out in a lively area with many bars and restaurants.

At least 12 Israeli soldiers were injured in a car-ramming attack in Western Jerusalem on Feb. 6 morning, Israeli army said.

In a statement, the Israel Defence Forces said a "Palestinian" rammed his car into a group of IDF soldiers in Jerusalem.

One young schoolgirl was killed and at least 12 others were injured in a stabbing at a bus stop just outside the Japanese capital, Tokyo, on May 28, national broadcaster NHK cited police as saying.

Israeli police briefly detained the head of the Islamic authority that oversees Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem early on Feb. 24 following recent protests there.

A Palestinian man argues with an Israeli border guard outside the house of man accused of the fatal September stabbing of an Israeli-American, after it was partially demolished by Israeli forces on Jan. 18 in village of Yatta in the occupied West Bank south of Hebron. (Photo by Hazem Bader / AFP)

Seven people including two British tourists were wounded in Paris late Sunday by a knife-wielding man, a terrifying attack that bystanders tried to stop by throwing petanque balls at the assailant.