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| Jerusalem Old City ban on Palestinians after killings | Jerusalem Old City ban on Palestinians after killings |
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| Israel is barring some Palestinians from the Old City of Jerusalem after two attacks, one fatal, on Israelis. | Israel is barring some Palestinians from the Old City of Jerusalem after two attacks, one fatal, on Israelis. |
| The restrictions are for two days and will stop Palestinians from entering the area unless they live there. | The restrictions are for two days and will stop Palestinians from entering the area unless they live there. |
| It comes after a Palestinian stabbed two Israelis to death on Saturday. Another stabbed and wounded an Israeli teenager. Police killed both attackers. | It comes after a Palestinian stabbed two Israelis to death on Saturday. Another stabbed and wounded an Israeli teenager. Police killed both attackers. |
| In clashes later, a Palestinian was shot dead by troops in the West Bank, Palestinian medical sources said. | In clashes later, a Palestinian was shot dead by troops in the West Bank, Palestinian medical sources said. |
| Hospital officials said he was killed in the town of Tulkarm. The Israeli military said it was looking into the report | Hospital officials said he was killed in the town of Tulkarm. The Israeli military said it was looking into the report |
| Scores of Palestinians were wounded in the violence across the occupied territories, including East Jerusalem, the Palestinian Red Crescent said. | Scores of Palestinians were wounded in the violence across the occupied territories, including East Jerusalem, the Palestinian Red Crescent said. |
| Tensions worsened since an Israeli couple were shot dead by Palestinians in the West Bank on Thursday. | Tensions worsened since an Israeli couple were shot dead by Palestinians in the West Bank on Thursday. |
| After holding emergency talks with security officials on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a series of new measures, including "fast tracking the razing of terrorists' homes", he said. | After holding emergency talks with security officials on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a series of new measures, including "fast tracking the razing of terrorists' homes", he said. |
| 'Escalation' | 'Escalation' |
| The following restrictions will be in place for two days: | The following restrictions will be in place for two days: |
| Violence has increased recently, with rising tensions over the flashpoint al-Aqsa mosque compound and violent confrontations between Israeli security forces and Palestinian youths, says the BBC's Yolande Knell in Jerusalem. | Violence has increased recently, with rising tensions over the flashpoint al-Aqsa mosque compound and violent confrontations between Israeli security forces and Palestinian youths, says the BBC's Yolande Knell in Jerusalem. |
| The mosque is built in a compound in East Jerusalem known to Muslims as the Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) and to Jews as Temple Mount. The area is revered by both faiths. | The mosque is built in a compound in East Jerusalem known to Muslims as the Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) and to Jews as Temple Mount. The area is revered by both faiths. |
| UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned of a dangerous escalation in Jerusalem and the West Bank following the attacks. | UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned of a dangerous escalation in Jerusalem and the West Bank following the attacks. |
| "Recalling the recent deadly attack on another Israeli family in the occupied West Bank, and in light of the wave of extremism and violence sweeping the region, the secretary-general is deeply concerned that these latest incidents signal a dangerous slide toward escalation," his offices said in a statement. | "Recalling the recent deadly attack on another Israeli family in the occupied West Bank, and in light of the wave of extremism and violence sweeping the region, the secretary-general is deeply concerned that these latest incidents signal a dangerous slide toward escalation," his offices said in a statement. |
| Mr Ban said he was "deeply troubled" by statements from Palestinian militants, including Hamas, praising such attacks. | Mr Ban said he was "deeply troubled" by statements from Palestinian militants, including Hamas, praising such attacks. |
| The first stabbing incident took place on Saturday evening in the Old City. | The first stabbing incident took place on Saturday evening in the Old City. |
| A Palestinian man attacked Aharon Benitah, 21, his wife, their two-year-old son and baby daughter who were on their way to pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, the Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement. | |
| The attacker was named as Mohammad Halabi, a 19-year-old law student from a village near Ramallah in the West Bank. | The attacker was named as Mohammad Halabi, a 19-year-old law student from a village near Ramallah in the West Bank. |
| Rabbi Nehemia Lavi, a reserve officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), was killed as he tried to defend the family, the ministry said. | Rabbi Nehemia Lavi, a reserve officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), was killed as he tried to defend the family, the ministry said. |
| Mr Benitah's wife was seriously wounded, while their young son suffered minor injuries and their baby was unharmed, it added. | |
| In the second incident, a Palestinian teenager stabbed an Israeli teenager on a street in West Jerusalem in the early hours of Sunday. The attacker was also shot dead by police. | In the second incident, a Palestinian teenager stabbed an Israeli teenager on a street in West Jerusalem in the early hours of Sunday. The attacker was also shot dead by police. |