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| Four Arabs stabbed as violence continues in Israel - live updates | Four Arabs stabbed as violence continues in Israel - live updates |
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| 9.52am BST09:52 | |
| Some more updates on the stabbing: | |
| Negev Police update: Jewish attacker suspected of stabbing 4 Arabs in Dimona is a 17 yr old local, not a man in his 20s as said earlier | |
| MDA: Wounded in Dimona attack include 42 yr old laborer stabbed in upper body, two in their 50s w/light injuries to extremities (and a 4th) | |
| MKs Uri Ariel, Moti Yogev from right-wing Jewish Home party send statements condemning "revenge attacks", "vigilantism" after Dimona attack | |
| Israeli police spox tells MEE: Negev stabbing attack carried out 'in revenge' for violence targeting Jewish Israelis http://t.co/5wpMCv7tI3 | |
| 9.39am BST09:39 | |
| The UK Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond has just released a statement condemning the recent violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories: | |
| I continue to be deeply concerned by violent clashes across the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel which have resulted in a number of deaths and hundreds of injuries. | |
| We condemn all acts of violence, including attacks by Palestinians and by Israeli settlers. We urge all sides to take immediate steps to de-escalate the tensions and avoid actions that threaten to exacerbate the situation. | |
| “Every Israeli and Palestinian has the right to live in peace and security. We understand, and share, the deep frustration on all sides at the lack of progress on the Middle East Peace Process. The current violence underlines that a just and lasting resolution that ends the occupation and delivers peace for both Israelis and Palestinians is long overdue. | |
| 9.26am BST09:26 | |
| Ynet has an image of one of the victims | |
| 3 Arab victims in Dimona attack said to be municipal workers @ilanacuriel http://t.co/U1KTivjOUq #Ynet pic.twitter.com/SBDuOD0t8t | |
| 9.22am BST09:22 | |
| This is from Reuters on the stabbings: | |
| The stabbings took place in the town of Dimona and were all were believed to have been carried out by the same suspect, police said. | |
| “As of now there are four stabbings,” spokeswoman Luba Samri said, adding that the motive appeared to be “nationalistic”. | |
| The first man stabbed was a municipal worker who was moderately wounded by the assailant. Another Arab was stabbed near a school, she said. | |
| Details of the other two stabbings and the condition of the victims were not immediately clear. | |
| The mayor of Dimona, Benny Biton, told Israel Radio the suspect was a resident of the town who was “known to police”. | |
| Four Israelis have been killed in stabbings in Jerusalem and a drive-by shooting in the occupied West Bank since last week, and there have been several such attacks by Palestinians within Israel that caused injuries but no fatalities. | |
| On Thursday, Jerusalem’s mayor and mayors in other cities urged residents who have gun licenses to carry their weapons with them, a call that prompted some politicians to warn against vigilantism. | |
| 9.16am BST09:16 | 9.16am BST09:16 |
| The suspect arrested for the stabbings told police his victims are “terrorists”, according to Reuters reporter Luke Baker: | The suspect arrested for the stabbings told police his victims are “terrorists”, according to Reuters reporter Luke Baker: |
| Jewish suspect arrested for stabbing four Arabs in southern Israel tells police he believes "all those he stabbed are terrorists" | Jewish suspect arrested for stabbing four Arabs in southern Israel tells police he believes "all those he stabbed are terrorists" |
| 8.38am BST08:38 | 8.38am BST08:38 |
| The number of victims of the previously reported stabbing attacks has now risen to four with the incidents said to be “nationalistically” motivated. | The number of victims of the previously reported stabbing attacks has now risen to four with the incidents said to be “nationalistically” motivated. |
| Confirming four Arabs stabbed in Dimona, @IL_Police say Jewish suspect believed responsible for all attacks & "nationalistically" motivated. | Confirming four Arabs stabbed in Dimona, @IL_Police say Jewish suspect believed responsible for all attacks & "nationalistically" motivated. |
| Jewish suspect in Dimona stabbing spree against Arabs is a resident of the town who is "known to police" - Mayor Benny Biton to @ReshetBet | Jewish suspect in Dimona stabbing spree against Arabs is a resident of the town who is "known to police" - Mayor Benny Biton to @ReshetBet |
| MDA: Dimona wounded include 4 hurt, 2 moderately, 2 lightly. Two separate stabbing incidents in city they say. | MDA: Dimona wounded include 4 hurt, 2 moderately, 2 lightly. Two separate stabbing incidents in city they say. |
| MDA says stabbing attacks on 4 Arabs in Dimona were in spots - at 9am on Gdolei Yisrael street, and 3 stabbed on Ben-Gurion St. at 9:45 | MDA says stabbing attacks on 4 Arabs in Dimona were in spots - at 9am on Gdolei Yisrael street, and 3 stabbed on Ben-Gurion St. at 9:45 |
| 8.25am BST08:25 | 8.25am BST08:25 |
| Another (third) Arab was reportedly wounded in the attacks by a Jewish suspect, reported earlier. | Another (third) Arab was reportedly wounded in the attacks by a Jewish suspect, reported earlier. |
| BREAKING UPDATE: 3 Arabs wounded after being stabbed in Dimona, Israeli suspect caught & arrested, motive unknown. pic.twitter.com/uNjfAlxYcf | BREAKING UPDATE: 3 Arabs wounded after being stabbed in Dimona, Israeli suspect caught & arrested, motive unknown. pic.twitter.com/uNjfAlxYcf |
| Now @Mdais updating that 3 Arabs were stabbed in Dimona, 1 moderately wounded, 2 lightly; @IL_police have arrested a Jewish suspect | Now @Mdais updating that 3 Arabs were stabbed in Dimona, 1 moderately wounded, 2 lightly; @IL_police have arrested a Jewish suspect |
| 8.20am BST08:20 | 8.20am BST08:20 |
| Jacob Burns is monitoring events in Jerusalem today for Amnesty International and has been tweeting updates (NB in the first tweet it says access is restricted to Palestinians aged 50 plus - this has now been changed to 45 plus and only applies to men): | Jacob Burns is monitoring events in Jerusalem today for Amnesty International and has been tweeting updates (NB in the first tweet it says access is restricted to Palestinians aged 50 plus - this has now been changed to 45 plus and only applies to men): |
| A heavy police presence this morning in #Jerusalem, and access to #alAqsa is restricted to Palestinians aged 50+ pic.twitter.com/LhvlbMfMew | A heavy police presence this morning in #Jerusalem, and access to #alAqsa is restricted to Palestinians aged 50+ pic.twitter.com/LhvlbMfMew |
| Roads linking Palestinian neighbourhoods Wadi al Joz and al Tur to old city are closed #Jerusalem pic.twitter.com/ZjqGs2PNTC | Roads linking Palestinian neighbourhoods Wadi al Joz and al Tur to old city are closed #Jerusalem pic.twitter.com/ZjqGs2PNTC |
| Haroon al Rashid st also closed off. This checkpoint just turned away a boy of about 11 from passing #Jerusalem pic.twitter.com/xfbxrHGHDq | Haroon al Rashid st also closed off. This checkpoint just turned away a boy of about 11 from passing #Jerusalem pic.twitter.com/xfbxrHGHDq |
| Herod's Gate. Police checking papers of those who want to enter #Jerusalem pic.twitter.com/DL02L8TxjM | Herod's Gate. Police checking papers of those who want to enter #Jerusalem pic.twitter.com/DL02L8TxjM |
| 8.06am BST08:06 | 8.06am BST08:06 |
| Two Israeli Arabs stabbed | Two Israeli Arabs stabbed |
| A Reuters reporter says two Israeli Arabs have been stabbed: | A Reuters reporter says two Israeli Arabs have been stabbed: |
| Two Israeli Arabs stabbed in separate incidents in Dimona, Jewish suspect arrested - @IL_Police | Two Israeli Arabs stabbed in separate incidents in Dimona, Jewish suspect arrested - @IL_Police |
| 8.04am BST08:04 | 8.04am BST08:04 |
| Haaretz reports that hundreds of right wing protesters marched through Jerusalem chanting “death to Arabs” last night, attempting to enter the Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem. | Haaretz reports that hundreds of right wing protesters marched through Jerusalem chanting “death to Arabs” last night, attempting to enter the Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem. |
| Four were arrested during the demonstration, including Bentzi Gopstein, head of the far-right Lehava organization. | Four were arrested during the demonstration, including Bentzi Gopstein, head of the far-right Lehava organization. |
| A group of demonstrators entered the Western Wall plaza and appeared to be searching for Arabs. | A group of demonstrators entered the Western Wall plaza and appeared to be searching for Arabs. |
| The Israeli website reports that the demonstration came after a day of “no less than seven lone-wolf terror attacks against Israeli Jews in Israel and the West Bank”. | The Israeli website reports that the demonstration came after a day of “no less than seven lone-wolf terror attacks against Israeli Jews in Israel and the West Bank”. |
| 7.46am BST07:46 | 7.46am BST07:46 |
| Opening summary | Opening summary |