Palestinian Killed in Hebron (Folo) Mideast Treaty Vowed By End of 2008 Agreement Creates Structure for Talks, but Doesn’t Address Fundamental Issues

A Palestinian man was killed Tuesday in the West Bank city of Hebron as Palestinian Authority police officers loyal to Abbas fired their weapons to disperse protests against the Middle East peace gathering taking place in Annapolis, Isabel Kershner reported from Jerusalem.

In Gaza, which is controlled by the Islamic group Hamas, crowds estimated at more than 100,000 came out to protest the Annapolis meeting.

The circumstances of the man’s death in Hebron were not immediately clear, but medics said he had been shot in the chest, according to news reports. The protesters and the police were also reported to have been throwing stones at each other.

Originally published by The New York Times Media Group.

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