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Israel's Netanyahu accuses Abbas over Jerusalem car attack | Israel's Netanyahu accuses Abbas over Jerusalem car attack |
(about 9 hours later) | |
Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the Palestinian president of incitement, after an attack which killed a baby girl in Jerusalem. | |
Mr Netanyahu said Mahmoud Abbas had provided encouragement for incidents such as the killing of the three-month-old by a Palestinian driver. | Mr Netanyahu said Mahmoud Abbas had provided encouragement for incidents such as the killing of the three-month-old by a Palestinian driver. |
The man drove his car into a crowd at a tram stop, injuring eight others. He died hours after being shot by police. | The man drove his car into a crowd at a tram stop, injuring eight others. He died hours after being shot by police. |
A spokesman said the incident was being treated as a "terrorist attack". | A spokesman said the incident was being treated as a "terrorist attack". |
"The driver... is a resident of [the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of] Silwan and has a terrorist background. He served time in jail for terror activity," Micky Rosenfeld was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying. | "The driver... is a resident of [the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of] Silwan and has a terrorist background. He served time in jail for terror activity," Micky Rosenfeld was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying. |
The driver was identified as 21-year-old Adbel-Rahman Shaloudi, who was shot as he tried to flee the scene on foot. | The driver was identified as 21-year-old Adbel-Rahman Shaloudi, who was shot as he tried to flee the scene on foot. |
Shaloudi was the nephew of a leading bomb-maker from Hamas, the Islamist militant group opposed to Israel, who was killed in the West Bank in 1988. | Shaloudi was the nephew of a leading bomb-maker from Hamas, the Islamist militant group opposed to Israel, who was killed in the West Bank in 1988. |
Israel's Channel 2 television said Hamas had claimed responsibility for the Jerusalem attack, although the group has not issued an official statement. | Israel's Channel 2 television said Hamas had claimed responsibility for the Jerusalem attack, although the group has not issued an official statement. |
Hamas spokesman Mushir al-Masri praised the attack, calling it "an act of heroism and a natural response to the crimes of the occupation against our people and our holy places", Israeli media reported. | |
Call for restraint | Call for restraint |
The baby, Haya Zissel Braun, was thrown 10 to 20 metres (30-65ft) in to the air and landed on her head, her grandfather Shimshon Halpern said. | The baby, Haya Zissel Braun, was thrown 10 to 20 metres (30-65ft) in to the air and landed on her head, her grandfather Shimshon Halpern said. |
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said the girl and her parents were US citizens. | Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said the girl and her parents were US citizens. |
US state department spokeswoman Jen Psaki condemned "in the strongest possible terms... [Wednesday's] terrorist attack in Jerusalem. | |
"We urge all sides to maintain calm and avoid escalating tensions in the wake of this incident," she said. | "We urge all sides to maintain calm and avoid escalating tensions in the wake of this incident," she said. |
In a statement, Prime Minister Netanyahu accused the Palestinian unity government, backed by Mr Abbas' Fatah party and Hamas, of fuelling such attacks. | In a statement, Prime Minister Netanyahu accused the Palestinian unity government, backed by Mr Abbas' Fatah party and Hamas, of fuelling such attacks. |
"This is the way in which Abu Mazen's [Mahmoud Abbas] partners in government operate, the same Abu Mazen who just days ago incited to harm Jews in Jerusalem," he said. | "This is the way in which Abu Mazen's [Mahmoud Abbas] partners in government operate, the same Abu Mazen who just days ago incited to harm Jews in Jerusalem," he said. |
Mr Netanyahu was alluding to comments by Mr Abbas in which he said Jewish "settlers" should be barred "by any means" from entering a disputed holy compound in Jerusalem known to Jews as the Temple Mount and Muslims as Haram al-Sharif. He described Jews visiting the site as a "herds of cattle". | Mr Netanyahu was alluding to comments by Mr Abbas in which he said Jewish "settlers" should be barred "by any means" from entering a disputed holy compound in Jerusalem known to Jews as the Temple Mount and Muslims as Haram al-Sharif. He described Jews visiting the site as a "herds of cattle". |
Mr Abbas was speaking after a series of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police on the compound. | Mr Abbas was speaking after a series of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police on the compound. |
Violence flared in East Jerusalem in the wake of Wednesday's attack, with clashes reported in four districts. | Violence flared in East Jerusalem in the wake of Wednesday's attack, with clashes reported in four districts. |
East Jerusalem has experienced months of unrest since a Palestinian teenager was abducted and burned to death in early July. | East Jerusalem has experienced months of unrest since a Palestinian teenager was abducted and burned to death in early July. |
That incident came two days after the discovery of the bodies of three Israeli teenagers who were abducted and killed in the occupied West Bank in mid-June. | That incident came two days after the discovery of the bodies of three Israeli teenagers who were abducted and killed in the occupied West Bank in mid-June. |
The killings set off an escalating cycle of violence, leading to a 50-day conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip that claimed more than 2,000 lives. | The killings set off an escalating cycle of violence, leading to a 50-day conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip that claimed more than 2,000 lives. |
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