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| Jerusalem attack: Netanyahu blames incitement | Jerusalem attack: Netanyahu blames incitement |
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| A Palestinian driver has rammed a car into several pedestrians in Jerusalem, killing a policeman, hours after clashes at the city's holiest site. | A Palestinian driver has rammed a car into several pedestrians in Jerusalem, killing a policeman, hours after clashes at the city's holiest site. |
| About a dozen people were injured and the driver was shot dead by police. | About a dozen people were injured and the driver was shot dead by police. |
| Hamas militants said they carried out the attack. Israel's prime minister said it was a result of "incitement" by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. | Hamas militants said they carried out the attack. Israel's prime minister said it was a result of "incitement" by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. |
| A similar car attack by a Palestinian took place in the same area two weeks ago which left a woman and a baby dead. | A similar car attack by a Palestinian took place in the same area two weeks ago which left a woman and a baby dead. |
| Meanwhile Jordan has recalled its ambassador to Israel over what it called the "unprecedented Israeli escalation" at holy and sensitive sites in Jerusalem. | Meanwhile Jordan has recalled its ambassador to Israel over what it called the "unprecedented Israeli escalation" at holy and sensitive sites in Jerusalem. |
| Also citing continued settlement activity, Jordan is to lodge a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council in protest, the Jordanian state news agency Petra reported. | Also citing continued settlement activity, Jordan is to lodge a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council in protest, the Jordanian state news agency Petra reported. |
| The man killed in Wednesday's car attack was police Chief Inspector Jidaan Asad, 38, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. | The man killed in Wednesday's car attack was police Chief Inspector Jidaan Asad, 38, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. |
| The driver of the car - named as Ibrahim al-Akari - was from Shuafat refugee camp in the east of the city, police say. | The driver of the car - named as Ibrahim al-Akari - was from Shuafat refugee camp in the east of the city, police say. |
| His Facebook page states that he is a member of Hamas, and the Twitter account for the group's armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, described him as a member and a martyr. | His Facebook page states that he is a member of Hamas, and the Twitter account for the group's armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, described him as a member and a martyr. |
| Hamas, the militant Islamist group dominant in Gaza, and Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party, agreed to the formation of a new unity government earlier this year - a move denounced by Mr Netanyahu. Hamas rejects Israel's right to exist and advocates what it calls "armed resistance" against the Jewish state. | |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Wednesday's attack was the result of incitement emanating from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and "his Hamas partners", a reference to a unity government led by Mr Abbas and supported by the Islamist militant group. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Wednesday's attack was the result of incitement emanating from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and "his Hamas partners", a reference to a unity government led by Mr Abbas and supported by the Islamist militant group. |
| "We are in a prolonged battle in Jerusalem. I have no doubt we will win," Mr Netanyahu said. | "We are in a prolonged battle in Jerusalem. I have no doubt we will win," Mr Netanyahu said. |
| "We are deploying all the necessary forces to restore calm and security to all parts of the city but it may certainly be a prolonged struggle." | "We are deploying all the necessary forces to restore calm and security to all parts of the city but it may certainly be a prolonged struggle." |
| Hamas praised the attack as a "glorious operation", describing Mr Akari as a "hero" whose actions were a "natural response" to Israel's actions in east Jerusalem. | |
| Two weeks ago a Palestinian from the Abu Tor area drove his car into a tram station, killing a three-month-old baby and an Ecuadorean woman. | Two weeks ago a Palestinian from the Abu Tor area drove his car into a tram station, killing a three-month-old baby and an Ecuadorean woman. |
| East Jerusalem has experienced growing unrest in recent months with Palestinians angry at Israeli settlement expansion on occupied land and restricted access to the al-Aqsa Mosque Compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount. | |
| At times of tension, Israeli police bar male Muslim worshippers under the age of 50 from entering the compound as a security measure. | At times of tension, Israeli police bar male Muslim worshippers under the age of 50 from entering the compound as a security measure. |
| Analysis: BBC's Yolande Knell in Jerusalem | Analysis: BBC's Yolande Knell in Jerusalem |
| Security camera footage shows a white van speeding along a stretch of Route One that runs along the so-called Green Line between East and West Jerusalem. | Security camera footage shows a white van speeding along a stretch of Route One that runs along the so-called Green Line between East and West Jerusalem. |
| The vehicle hits pedestrians, including Israeli police officers, before mounting the platform of the tram that runs along the same road. | The vehicle hits pedestrians, including Israeli police officers, before mounting the platform of the tram that runs along the same road. |
| Later grainy pictures appear to show the Palestinian driver running erratically across the street before he is shot and killed. | Later grainy pictures appear to show the Palestinian driver running erratically across the street before he is shot and killed. |
| This attack - the second of its kind in two weeks - has exacerbated tensions in Jerusalem. | This attack - the second of its kind in two weeks - has exacerbated tensions in Jerusalem. |
| The day began with clashes at the al-Aqsa Mosque Compound - where Israeli police used tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets against a crowd of Palestinian protesters throwing stones and fireworks. | The day began with clashes at the al-Aqsa Mosque Compound - where Israeli police used tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets against a crowd of Palestinian protesters throwing stones and fireworks. |
| There are now clashes in other East Jerusalem neighbourhoods, most notably in the Shuafat Refugee Camp, home to the Palestinian motorist who carried out the latest attack. | There are now clashes in other East Jerusalem neighbourhoods, most notably in the Shuafat Refugee Camp, home to the Palestinian motorist who carried out the latest attack. |
| Holy site clashes | Holy site clashes |
| The Temple Mount/al-Haram al-Sharif compound was briefly closed earlier to visitors after dozens of Palestinian protesters fought with police. | The Temple Mount/al-Haram al-Sharif compound was briefly closed earlier to visitors after dozens of Palestinian protesters fought with police. |
| The compound - known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif - is the holiest site in Judaism, and contains the al-Aqsa Mosque - the third holiest site in Islam. | The compound - known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif - is the holiest site in Judaism, and contains the al-Aqsa Mosque - the third holiest site in Islam. |
| Earlier on Wednesday, dozens of masked protesters hurled rocks and launched fireworks at police near the non-Muslim visitors' entrance to the site, Israeli police said. | Earlier on Wednesday, dozens of masked protesters hurled rocks and launched fireworks at police near the non-Muslim visitors' entrance to the site, Israeli police said. |
| They said they managed to disperse the crowd. | |
| Last week, a 31-year-old Palestinian man suspected of attacking prominent activist Rabbi Glick in Jerusalem was shot dead after opening fire, police said, when officers surrounded his home. | Last week, a 31-year-old Palestinian man suspected of attacking prominent activist Rabbi Glick in Jerusalem was shot dead after opening fire, police said, when officers surrounded his home. |
| Rabbi Glick is a well-known campaigner for the right of Jews to pray at the site, which is currently prohibited. | |
| The fate of Jerusalem is one of the most contentious issues between Israel and the Palestinians. | The fate of Jerusalem is one of the most contentious issues between Israel and the Palestinians. |
| The Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future state, while Israel regards the whole of Jerusalem as its "eternal and indivisible capital". | The Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future state, while Israel regards the whole of Jerusalem as its "eternal and indivisible capital". |
| Israel occupied East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it in 1980 in a move not recognised internationally. | Israel occupied East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it in 1980 in a move not recognised internationally. |
| Jerusalem's holiest site | Jerusalem's holiest site |