mer here are some other headlines. allegedly fired on troops in oak bid west bank, israel steps up arrest raids in the region. in greece, thousands of people in protests against safety issues against the nation s safety railway network after dozens of people killed two weeks ago. in france, a new round of demonstrations this weekend in opposition of president macron s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. police in some cities battled protest ors who set fires to piles of trash and
why are we seeing these events now, is it clear? ., , why are we seeing these events now, is it clear? . , ., , is it clear? certainly, there has been an escalation is it clear? certainly, there has been an escalation since i is it clear? certainly, there has been an escalation since the i been an escalation since the beginning of the year, although for the past year, israel s military has been carrying out these arrest raids, search and investigation rates, it calls them, in the occupied west bank, following a series of deadly attacks by palestinians on israelis. now, the reason that this raid seems to have had so many casualties is a lot to do with the timing of it and the fact that we have indications that the israeli military had lifetime information on the whereabouts of a wanted man and that he was in this hideout in the heart of nablus, but the timing was mid morning, when they went in, and whereas many of they went in, and whereas many of the other raids have taken place at n
tom bateman, bbc news, nablus. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports from jerusalem on the background to the violence. certainly, there has been an escalation since the beginning of the year, although for the past year, israel s military has been carrying out these arrest raids, search and investigation raids, it calls them, in the occupied west bank, following a series of deadly attacks by palestinians on israelis. now, the reason that this raid seems to have had so many casualties is a lot to do with the timing of it and the fact that we have indications that the israeli military had live time information on the whereabouts of a wanted man and that he was in this hideout in the heart of nablus, but the timing was mid morning, when they went in, and whereas many of the other raids have taken place at night, they have been more targeted, in this case,
the west bank, call it unintentional. hundreds of mourners took to the streets on monday to protest the teen s death. cnn s hadas gold is live in jerusalem. what else are they saying about this girl s death? reporter: yeah, it s an absolutely tragic story. what we understand is on sunday night there was an israeli military raid. they re carrying out nightly arrest raids to get militants before they carry out attacks against israelis. from what we understand happened, according to jana s family, her family says that after the raid began, they began to hear heavy shooting and that jana decided to go up to the roof of their building to see what was happening and 20 minutes or so after the soldiers left the area her family went looking for her. that s when they found her on the roof of her building. they say she had been shot four times. the israeli military said what happened was there were
the grief here, but also the anger. for people that worked with her, she was more than just a colleague, but a symbol of fearless reporting, of the realities on the ground for palestinians. and her death adds to the weight of grief that has been descending across this region. israelis have been shocked at one of the worst waves of violence on their streets in years. since march, at least 18 people have been killed by armed attackers. with arrest raids launched and tension surging, at least 25 palestinians have been killed in the west bank. they gather to support the family, preparing for the first night without their daughter. she was also an american national now the us is demanding answers. israel says it is investigating, as a veteran correspondent falls