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Jerusalem attack: Palestinian teenager stabs two Israelis Jerusalem attacks: Israelis hurt in two Palestinian stabbings
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Two Israelis have been stabbed in Jerusalem by a Palestinian teenager who was then shot dead by police, officials say. There have been two stabbing attacks by Palestinians in Jerusalem, with Israeli police shooting the attackers dead, Israeli officials said.
It came after the Israeli military said militants in the Gaza Strip had fired a rocket into southern Israel. Two policemen were stabbed near Damascus gate on Saturday afternoon local time. A teenager stabbed two Israelis nearby earlier in the day.
A statement said the rocket landed in open countryside and no-one was hurt. Overnight, a rocket fired by Gaza Strip militants landed in open country in southern Israel.
The past week has seen a spate of violence. On Friday, Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinians near the Gaza border, killing seven. The past week has seen a spate of violence.
The army said it was attempting to disperse rioters who directed a grenade, rocks, and burning tyres at Israeli forces. On Friday, Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinians near the Gaza border, killing seven. The army said it was attempting to disperse rioters who directed a grenade, rocks, and burning tyres at Israeli forces.
The Palestinians had been protesting in solidarity with Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank.The Palestinians had been protesting in solidarity with Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
There were further Palestinian demonstrations near the Gaza border on Saturday following the funeral of one of those killed the previous day.
There were also clashes on Saturday after the funeral of a Palestinian man who had been shot during unrest at the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem and later died of his injuries.
The heightened tension between Israelis and Palestinians began in mid-September when Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli police at the al-Aqsa mosque/Temple Mount compound, a site sacred for both Muslims and Jews.The heightened tension between Israelis and Palestinians began in mid-September when Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli police at the al-Aqsa mosque/Temple Mount compound, a site sacred for both Muslims and Jews.
Saturday's was the latest in a wave of stabbing attacks by young Palestinians on Israelis that have fuelled tension in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Israel has responded with tougher security measures.Saturday's was the latest in a wave of stabbing attacks by young Palestinians on Israelis that have fuelled tension in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Israel has responded with tougher security measures.
The violence has spurred talk from Hamas, which dominates Gaza, of a new Palestinian intifada, or uprising.The violence has spurred talk from Hamas, which dominates Gaza, of a new Palestinian intifada, or uprising.
But the clashes have not yet reached the scale of previous intifadas, with no clear mass movement or leadership so far emerging.But the clashes have not yet reached the scale of previous intifadas, with no clear mass movement or leadership so far emerging.
Police said Saturday's stabbing had been carried out by a 16-year-old Palestinian. Two ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in their 60s were wounded, police and medics said. Police said Saturday's first stabbing had been carried out by a 16-year-old Palestinian. Two ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in their 60s were wounded, police and medics said.
Earlier Hamas said that a Palestinian man who had been shot during clashes at the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem and later died, was one of its members. Later, another Palestinian stabbed two police officers just outside the Old City, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. Police opened fire and killed the assailant, but also wounded one of their colleagues, he said.
Friday saw a number of other incidents:Friday saw a number of other incidents: