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| Jerusalem: Palestinian kills two Israelis in Old City | Jerusalem: Palestinian kills two Israelis in Old City |
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| Two Israelis have been killed and two others injured in a knife attack by a Palestinian in Jerusalem, police say. | Two Israelis have been killed and two others injured in a knife attack by a Palestinian in Jerusalem, police say. |
| The victims are said to be from an ultra-Orthodox Jewish family who were walking to the Western Wall. The attacker was shot dead by police. | The victims are said to be from an ultra-Orthodox Jewish family who were walking to the Western Wall. The attacker was shot dead by police. |
| In a separate stabbing incident hours later, a Palestinian wounded an Israeli teenager and was also later killed by police in Jerusalem. | In a separate stabbing incident hours later, a Palestinian wounded an Israeli teenager and was also later killed by police in Jerusalem. |
| It comes two days after an Israeli couple were shot dead in the West Bank. | It comes two days after an Israeli couple were shot dead in the West Bank. |
| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to hold an emergency meeting with Israeli security officials later on Sunday to discuss growing violence between Israelis and Palestinians. | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to hold an emergency meeting with Israeli security officials later on Sunday to discuss growing violence between Israelis and Palestinians. |
| The first stabbing incident took place just after the end of the Jewish Sabbath close to Lion's Gate in the Old City. The victims were said to have been passing near the entrance of the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, en route to the Western Wall. | The first stabbing incident took place just after the end of the Jewish Sabbath close to Lion's Gate in the Old City. The victims were said to have been passing near the entrance of the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, en route to the Western Wall. |
| Jerusalem police chief Moshe Edri said a Palestinian man had "stabbed an Israeli man, his wife and the toddler" several times in an alleyway before stabbing another man. | Jerusalem police chief Moshe Edri said a Palestinian man had "stabbed an Israeli man, his wife and the toddler" several times in an alleyway before stabbing another man. |
| Both Israeli men had died of their wounds, he said, adding that the mother and the child had suffered serious wounds. | Both Israeli men had died of their wounds, he said, adding that the mother and the child had suffered serious wounds. |
| 'Explosive situation' | 'Explosive situation' |
| Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the Palestinian attacker had taken a gun from one of the wounded men and opened fire at police and tourists. He was then shot and killed by an Israeli police officer who had rushed to the scene. | Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the Palestinian attacker had taken a gun from one of the wounded men and opened fire at police and tourists. He was then shot and killed by an Israeli police officer who had rushed to the scene. |
| Police later identified the attacker as a 19-year-old from al-Bireh, near Ramallah in the West Bank. The militant group Islamic Jihad issued a statement claiming him as one of its members. | Police later identified the attacker as a 19-year-old from al-Bireh, near Ramallah in the West Bank. The militant group Islamic Jihad issued a statement claiming him as one of its members. |
| In the second incident, the Palestinian man stabbed the teenager on a street in West Jerusalem in the early hours of Sunday. The attacker was also shot dead by police, similar to the earlier incident on Sunday. | In the second incident, the Palestinian man stabbed the teenager on a street in West Jerusalem in the early hours of Sunday. The attacker was also shot dead by police, similar to the earlier incident on Sunday. |
| There has been a recent flare-up in tensions between Israel and Palestinians, with violent confrontations between security forces and Palestinian youths in a compound holy to both Jews and Muslims in East Jerusalem. | There has been a recent flare-up in tensions between Israel and Palestinians, with violent confrontations between security forces and Palestinian youths in a compound holy to both Jews and Muslims in East Jerusalem. |
| Earlier this week, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly that Israel risked creating "an explosive situation" in Jerusalem and the West Bank with its use of "brutal force". | Earlier this week, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly that Israel risked creating "an explosive situation" in Jerusalem and the West Bank with its use of "brutal force". |
| In his address to the UN chamber on Thursday, Mr Netanyahu called on Mr Abbas to "stop spreading lies" and return to peace talks. |