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| Israeli policewoman killed before Palestinian attackers shot | |
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| Israeli police have shot dead three Palestinians after a deadly knife attack outside the Old City of Jerusalem, in which a policewoman died. | Israeli police have shot dead three Palestinians after a deadly knife attack outside the Old City of Jerusalem, in which a policewoman died. |
| Two of the Palestinians attacked police officers with guns and knives while the third stabbed the policewoman, police say. | Two of the Palestinians attacked police officers with guns and knives while the third stabbed the policewoman, police say. |
| The three were identified by police as two men aged 18 or 19 and another man, all from the West Bank. | |
| The Old City had been crowded with tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers. | The Old City had been crowded with tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers. |
| They were attending Friday prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque. | They were attending Friday prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque. |
| During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Israeli restrictions have been eased for Palestinians from the West Bank to travel to Jerusalem. | During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Israeli restrictions have been eased for Palestinians from the West Bank to travel to Jerusalem. |
| At least three other people were injured in the attacks, two of them Palestinian bystanders who were hit by gunfire, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports. | At least three other people were injured in the attacks, two of them Palestinian bystanders who were hit by gunfire, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports. |
| A gun used by one of the attackers reportedly jammed. | A gun used by one of the attackers reportedly jammed. |
| The dead policewoman was named as Hadas Malka, 23. | |
| Forty-two Israelis have been killed in knife, gun and car-ramming attacks by Palestinians or Israeli Arabs since October 2015. | |
| In late 2015 and 2016, such attacks happened with near-daily frequency but the rate has declined in recent months. | |
| More than 240 Palestinians - most of them attackers, Israel says - have also been killed in that period. Others have been killed in clashes with Israeli troops. | |
| Accounts differed as to the names and places of residence of the three attackers. | |
| Israel says Palestinian incitement has fuelled the attacks. The Palestinian leadership has blamed frustration rooted in decades of Israeli occupation. |