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| Palestinians banned from Jerusalem's Old City after two knife attacks | |
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| Palestinians will be banned from entering Jerusalem’s Old City for two days after two attacks on Israelis that also left the perpetrators dead. | |
| A second Israeli was stabbed and wounded in Jerusalem on Saturday night, less than 12 hours after two religious Jewish men were fatally stabbed while on their way to pray at the Western Wall inside Jerusalem’s Old City. | |
| Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said a 15-year-old Israeli was taken to hospital in a moderate condition with stab wounds to his chest and back. | Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said a 15-year-old Israeli was taken to hospital in a moderate condition with stab wounds to his chest and back. |
| She said police had seen a Palestinian man holding a knife and he was shot and killed at the scene. | She said police had seen a Palestinian man holding a knife and he was shot and killed at the scene. |
| Related: Two killed and two injured in Old City during stabbing attack by Palestinian | |
| The ban will affect Palestinians in annexed east Jerusalem who do not live inside the Old City, with only Israelis, tourists, residents of the area, business owners and schoolchildren able to enter, they said. | |
| Worship at the sensitive Al-Aqsa mosque compound will be limited to men aged 50 and above, while there will be no age restrictions on women. They will be allowed to enter through one specific gate. | |
| Saturday’s second attack took place hours after two Jewish men were killed and two others were wounded in a similar incident. | |
| The two men have been identified as Aharon Bennett, 21, from Beitar Illit and Nehamia Lavi, 41, a rabbi and member of Ateret Cohanim, an Israeli Jewish settlement organisation that works for the creation of a Jewish majority inside the Old City and East Jerusalem by occupying houses. | The two men have been identified as Aharon Bennett, 21, from Beitar Illit and Nehamia Lavi, 41, a rabbi and member of Ateret Cohanim, an Israeli Jewish settlement organisation that works for the creation of a Jewish majority inside the Old City and East Jerusalem by occupying houses. |
| Bennet’s wife, 22, is still in a serious condition in a Jerusalem hospital and their two-year-old son suffered light wounds. | Bennet’s wife, 22, is still in a serious condition in a Jerusalem hospital and their two-year-old son suffered light wounds. |
| The attacker in the earlier stabbing has been identified at Mohannad Halabi, 19, a Palestinian law student living near Ramallah and studying at Al Quds University. | The attacker in the earlier stabbing has been identified at Mohannad Halabi, 19, a Palestinian law student living near Ramallah and studying at Al Quds University. |
| His Facebook profile read: “the third intifada [uprising] has begun”. | His Facebook profile read: “the third intifada [uprising] has begun”. |
| According to police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld the wife of one of the dead men wrestled a gun from the men and fired it toward police and tourists in the area, wounding the Bennett’s two-year-old son. | According to police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld the wife of one of the dead men wrestled a gun from the men and fired it toward police and tourists in the area, wounding the Bennett’s two-year-old son. |
| Related: Israel deploys hundreds of troops in search for West Bank killers | Related: Israel deploys hundreds of troops in search for West Bank killers |
| According to Palestinian media, Israeli forces raided the Hallabi family home in al Bireh, near Ramallah, in the early hours of Sunday morning with the intention to demolish it in retaliation for the fatal stabbing. | According to Palestinian media, Israeli forces raided the Hallabi family home in al Bireh, near Ramallah, in the early hours of Sunday morning with the intention to demolish it in retaliation for the fatal stabbing. |
| Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza, issued a statement praising the attack. | Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza, issued a statement praising the attack. |
| It was the latest in a series of deadly Palestinian attacks against Israeli civilians. On Thursday, suspected Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli couple in front of their four children as they drove in the West Bank. | It was the latest in a series of deadly Palestinian attacks against Israeli civilians. On Thursday, suspected Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli couple in front of their four children as they drove in the West Bank. |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it would hold an emergency meeting today with heads of Israel’s security branches following the attack. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it would hold an emergency meeting today with heads of Israel’s security branches following the attack. |
| On Monday the security cabinet will also convene with police and intelligence chiefs to further discuss the fatal stabbing attack amidst weeks of escalating violence, including the deaths of Israeli settlers on Thursday after they were shot in their car in the occupied West Bank. | On Monday the security cabinet will also convene with police and intelligence chiefs to further discuss the fatal stabbing attack amidst weeks of escalating violence, including the deaths of Israeli settlers on Thursday after they were shot in their car in the occupied West Bank. |
| Opposition leader Isaac Herzog lashed out at Netanyahu saying he had lost control over the security of Israeli citizens. | Opposition leader Isaac Herzog lashed out at Netanyahu saying he had lost control over the security of Israeli citizens. |
| “His Government is weak and has completely failed to take care of their security and his national mission of preserving the peace and security of Jerusalem.” | “His Government is weak and has completely failed to take care of their security and his national mission of preserving the peace and security of Jerusalem.” |
| On Saturday a six-year-old Palestinian boy was shot in the stomach near the West Bank city of Qalqilya. Israeli forces allege the boy was playing with a gun when it misfired injuring him. | On Saturday a six-year-old Palestinian boy was shot in the stomach near the West Bank city of Qalqilya. Israeli forces allege the boy was playing with a gun when it misfired injuring him. |
| But Palestinian reports say the boy was shot by an Israeli settler who drove by the village and fled after the shooting. | But Palestinian reports say the boy was shot by an Israeli settler who drove by the village and fled after the shooting. |
| Related: Two Israelis killed in car in West Bank after shots fired from passing vehicle | Related: Two Israelis killed in car in West Bank after shots fired from passing vehicle |
| Lehava, a Jewish extremist group which advocates killing Arabs, | Lehava, a Jewish extremist group which advocates killing Arabs, |
| led a major protest in Jerusalem late Saturday night. | led a major protest in Jerusalem late Saturday night. |
| Left-wing Israeli protestor Arieh Kovler, who staged a sit in against Lehava, said he received light burns when a memorial candle was kicked at him. | Left-wing Israeli protestor Arieh Kovler, who staged a sit in against Lehava, said he received light burns when a memorial candle was kicked at him. |
| “Police were here, but barely controlled the situation. A mob attempted to rush at us but police held them back and they spat at us, throwing bottles and then attacked us.” | “Police were here, but barely controlled the situation. A mob attempted to rush at us but police held them back and they spat at us, throwing bottles and then attacked us.” |
| Kovler was one of up to ten left-wing protesters who staged a sit in with one Palestinian girl in central Jerusalem. | |
| The group was threatened with murder and sexual violence during the protest. | The group was threatened with murder and sexual violence during the protest. |
| The Lehava group sprayed tear gas in the face of a Palestinian in Mamilla Mall and then stormed a cafe in central Jerusalem trying to find Arab or Palestinian employees to target. | The Lehava group sprayed tear gas in the face of a Palestinian in Mamilla Mall and then stormed a cafe in central Jerusalem trying to find Arab or Palestinian employees to target. |
| Related: Netanyahu predicts Arab countries will align with Israel against Iran and Isis | Related: Netanyahu predicts Arab countries will align with Israel against Iran and Isis |
| Tensions have flared between Israelis and Palestinians in recent weeks, with much of the unrest focused on Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, site of the Al-Aqsa mosque. | Tensions have flared between Israelis and Palestinians in recent weeks, with much of the unrest focused on Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, site of the Al-Aqsa mosque. |
| The hilltop compound in Jerusalem’s old city is a frequent flash point and its fate is a core issue at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. | The hilltop compound in Jerusalem’s old city is a frequent flash point and its fate is a core issue at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. |
| Israel has promised to ensure the delicate arrangement at the holy site and insists it will not allow the status quo there to be changed. | Israel has promised to ensure the delicate arrangement at the holy site and insists it will not allow the status quo there to be changed. |
| But Palestinians say in the last two months there has been a new development where Israel has intermittently restricted some Muslims from the compound when Jews visit. Israel says this is to reduce friction, but Palestinians claim Israel intends to establish Muslim-free Jewish visiting hours. | But Palestinians say in the last two months there has been a new development where Israel has intermittently restricted some Muslims from the compound when Jews visit. Israel says this is to reduce friction, but Palestinians claim Israel intends to establish Muslim-free Jewish visiting hours. |
| There have been frequent days of clashes in recent weeks as Muslim protesters barricaded themselves inside the mosque while hurling stones and fireworks at police. The unrest spread to Arab neighbourhoods of east Jerusalem, where Palestinian protesters threw stones at police and Israeli vehicles. | There have been frequent days of clashes in recent weeks as Muslim protesters barricaded themselves inside the mosque while hurling stones and fireworks at police. The unrest spread to Arab neighbourhoods of east Jerusalem, where Palestinian protesters threw stones at police and Israeli vehicles. |
| An Israeli died when his car was pelted with rocks, and several others were injured in other incidents. | An Israeli died when his car was pelted with rocks, and several others were injured in other incidents. |
| Israel responded last week by approving harsher measures that would loosen the rules of engagement for police to respond to stone throwers. | Israel responded last week by approving harsher measures that would loosen the rules of engagement for police to respond to stone throwers. |