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Asfour, a 22-year-old student studying sports, was seriously wounded by a rubber-coated bullet to the head fired by Israeli troops during a demonstration in the West Bank village of Abud.
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Palestinian shoppers buy roses to celebrate Valentine's Day in west bank city of Ramallah.
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Clashes in front of Ofer prison continue between the Israeli army and students of Birzeit University supporters of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails. As of December 2008, it holds about Palestinian 1,100 prisoners.
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Palestinian supporters of Hamas participate in a rally to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
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Palestinians participate in a march to support the efforts of President Abbas to secure the upgrade diplomacy at the United Nations. Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Abbas aims to drive for unilateral Palestinian recognition.
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for an immediate halt to rocket attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip, after talks with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas.
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The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited the West Bank where he met with Palestinian foreign minister Riyad Al-Maliki hoping for a ceasefire between Hamas in Gaza and the Israeli army.
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon have arrived in the region to support and encourage a peace deal brokered by Egypt and bring an end to the current conflict between Israel and Gaza.
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