Anti-occupation intifada overshadows Biden's visit

Two Palestinians opened fire on a bus loaded with occupiers near the occupied al-Quds ('Jerusalem') on Wednesday as a hike in anti-occupation attacks marred a visit by US Vice President Joe Biden.

Six separate attacks have taken place shortly before or after Biden's arrival on Tuesday, according to AFP.

These included a stabbing operation on the Tel Aviv waterfront by a Palestinian that left one dead and 12 others wounded.

The Tel Aviv stabbings in the Jaffa port area took place as Biden met former Israeli president Shimon Peres about a kilometer away on Tuesday, AFP said.

Biden "condemned in the strongest possible terms" the attack which occurred in Jaffa during his visit, his office said.

Biden was to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the occupied al-Quds on Wednesday and acting PA head Mahmud Abbas in Ramallah later.