In Israel and the Occupied Territories, two Palestinians were killed Monday in an Israeli attack on the occupied West Bank. The victims were shot dead after Israeli forces raided the Qalandiya refugee camp near the temporary Palestinian capital of Ramallah. Israel, meanwhile, has carried out a number of new air strikes on the Gaza Strip after a Palestinian rocket struck a southern Israeli town. In a statement, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel is trying to escalate hostilities to subvert the Palestinian statehood bid at the United Nations next month.