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| Israel-Palestine unrest: three Israelis killed in Jerusalem attacks – as it happened | Israel-Palestine unrest: three Israelis killed in Jerusalem attacks – as it happened |
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| We’re wrapping up today’s live blog and I’ll leave you with this detailed piece from Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem, on the worst day of violence since the start of the current escalation in tensions. | We’re wrapping up today’s live blog and I’ll leave you with this detailed piece from Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem, on the worst day of violence since the start of the current escalation in tensions. |
| Related: Israelis killed in Jerusalem bus stabbing and car ramming | Related: Israelis killed in Jerusalem bus stabbing and car ramming |
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| The US State Department has issued a statement condemning today’s attacks and the escalation of violence. | The US State Department has issued a statement condemning today’s attacks and the escalation of violence. |
| Spokesman Josh Kirby said: | Spokesman Josh Kirby said: |
| The United States condemns in the strongest terms today’s terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians, which resulted in the murder of three Israelis and left numerous others wounded. | The United States condemns in the strongest terms today’s terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians, which resulted in the murder of three Israelis and left numerous others wounded. |
| We mourn any loss of innocent life, Israeli or Palestinian. We continue to stress the importance of condemning violence and combating incitement. | We mourn any loss of innocent life, Israeli or Palestinian. We continue to stress the importance of condemning violence and combating incitement. |
| We are in regular contact with the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority. We remain deeply concerned about escalating tensions and urge all sides to take affirmative steps to restore calm and prevent actions that would further escalate tensions. | We are in regular contact with the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority. We remain deeply concerned about escalating tensions and urge all sides to take affirmative steps to restore calm and prevent actions that would further escalate tensions. |
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| The Palestinian news agency Ma’an reports Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man from the Duheisha refugee camp, during a protest in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. | The Palestinian news agency Ma’an reports Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man from the Duheisha refugee camp, during a protest in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. |
| BREAKING: Palestinian killed in Bethlehem identified as Mutaz Ibrahim Zawahreh, 27. | BREAKING: Palestinian killed in Bethlehem identified as Mutaz Ibrahim Zawahreh, 27. |
| Mutaz Ibrahim Zawahreh, 27, was hit with a live bullet in the chest and died on the operating table at Beit Jala Governmental Hospital, the agency reported. | Mutaz Ibrahim Zawahreh, 27, was hit with a live bullet in the chest and died on the operating table at Beit Jala Governmental Hospital, the agency reported. |
| An Israeli army spokesman has told Ma’an that the “Palestinian perpertrator” had been holding a Molotov cocktail. | An Israeli army spokesman has told Ma’an that the “Palestinian perpertrator” had been holding a Molotov cocktail. |
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| Thousands of Arab Israelis, many draped in Palestinian flags, are taking part in a huge demonstration in the northern town of Sakhnin, as part of a general strike taking place on Tuesday. | Thousands of Arab Israelis, many draped in Palestinian flags, are taking part in a huge demonstration in the northern town of Sakhnin, as part of a general strike taking place on Tuesday. |
| More than 20,000 demonstrators, including Arab Knesset members, are marching to show solidarity with Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. | More than 20,000 demonstrators, including Arab Knesset members, are marching to show solidarity with Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. |
| “We’ve been warning for months that they’re doing in Al-Aqsa will spark an intifada, and no one listened, and now everyone’s asking what happened,” ” MK Ahmed Tibi said at the rally, according to Haaretz. | “We’ve been warning for months that they’re doing in Al-Aqsa will spark an intifada, and no one listened, and now everyone’s asking what happened,” ” MK Ahmed Tibi said at the rally, according to Haaretz. |
| “You lie, and you hurt the mosque, and you’re trying to change the status-quo.” | “You lie, and you hurt the mosque, and you’re trying to change the status-quo.” |
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| Phoebe Greenwood | Phoebe Greenwood |
| The Guardian’s Phoebe Greenwood has been talking to locals in Jerusalem’s Old City about the mood on the streets. | The Guardian’s Phoebe Greenwood has been talking to locals in Jerusalem’s Old City about the mood on the streets. |
| “If anyone tells you no one is afraid, he is a liar,” one Palestinian shopkeeper says. “The Jews are afraid, the Palestinians are afraid. | “If anyone tells you no one is afraid, he is a liar,” one Palestinian shopkeeper says. “The Jews are afraid, the Palestinians are afraid. |
| “Anyone who has kids, he must leave [them] in the house because it’s very dangerous. | “Anyone who has kids, he must leave [them] in the house because it’s very dangerous. |
| “Even if a man do anything like just take his telephone [out of his pocket], only the police just see him and because they are afraid, they kill him. And after say ‘We think he wants to [kill] Jews..’ It’s very dangerous.” | “Even if a man do anything like just take his telephone [out of his pocket], only the police just see him and because they are afraid, they kill him. And after say ‘We think he wants to [kill] Jews..’ It’s very dangerous.” |
| “I believe this is the third intifada,” the shopkeeper says, adding that he has told his two sons not to leave the house. | “I believe this is the third intifada,” the shopkeeper says, adding that he has told his two sons not to leave the house. |
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| These images show the thousands of Orthodox Jewish men at the funeral of Rabbi Yeshayahu Kirshavski in Jerusalem. | These images show the thousands of Orthodox Jewish men at the funeral of Rabbi Yeshayahu Kirshavski in Jerusalem. |
| The 60-year-old was killed earlier today on a bus in Jerusalem after a pair of attackers allegedly began shooting an stabbing passengers. | The 60-year-old was killed earlier today on a bus in Jerusalem after a pair of attackers allegedly began shooting an stabbing passengers. |
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| Here’s the Reuters report from Geneva, where the Palestinians’ flag was raised at UN headquarters for the first time after they were given non-member observer status. | Here’s the Reuters report from Geneva, where the Palestinians’ flag was raised at UN headquarters for the first time after they were given non-member observer status. |
| Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki said he did not expect a new uprising. | Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki said he did not expect a new uprising. |
| He said Netanyahu - who has accused Palestinian leaders of inciting violence - was seeking confrontation. | He said Netanyahu - who has accused Palestinian leaders of inciting violence - was seeking confrontation. |
| “He knows this is the only way how he is going to continue killing innocent people: by claiming there is an intifada and the Israelis are trying to defend themselves,” Malki said. | “He knows this is the only way how he is going to continue killing innocent people: by claiming there is an intifada and the Israelis are trying to defend themselves,” Malki said. |
| The Palestinian Authority has echoed allegations swirling around Arabic social media that some of the Palestinians killed by police in the recent violence have in effect been summarily executed. | The Palestinian Authority has echoed allegations swirling around Arabic social media that some of the Palestinians killed by police in the recent violence have in effect been summarily executed. |
| Palestinians also see increasing visits over the past year by Jewish groups and right-wing lawmakers to the al-Aqsa plaza, revered by Jews as the site of two destroyed biblical temples and Judaism’s holiest place, as eroding Muslim religious control of the compound. | Palestinians also see increasing visits over the past year by Jewish groups and right-wing lawmakers to the al-Aqsa plaza, revered by Jews as the site of two destroyed biblical temples and Judaism’s holiest place, as eroding Muslim religious control of the compound. |
| Netanyahu has said repeatedly that he will not allow any change to the status quo under which Jews are allowed to visit the site but non-Muslim prayer is banned, but his assurances have done little to quell alarm among Muslims across the region. | Netanyahu has said repeatedly that he will not allow any change to the status quo under which Jews are allowed to visit the site but non-Muslim prayer is banned, but his assurances have done little to quell alarm among Muslims across the region. |
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| Netanyahu accuses Abbas of inciting violence | Netanyahu accuses Abbas of inciting violence |
| Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is speaking now, and has again accused Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of inciting violent attacks. | Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is speaking now, and has again accused Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of inciting violent attacks. |
| At a Knesset memorial ceremony for assassinated right-wing minister Rehavam Zeevi, Netanyahu said the Palestinian Authority was “turning murderers into heroes.” | At a Knesset memorial ceremony for assassinated right-wing minister Rehavam Zeevi, Netanyahu said the Palestinian Authority was “turning murderers into heroes.” |
| We will settle the score with the murderers and those who assist them, and we will cut off the hands of whoever tries to hurt us. | We will settle the score with the murderers and those who assist them, and we will cut off the hands of whoever tries to hurt us. |
| I will not hesitate to use all the tools at our disposal in order to restore calm. | I will not hesitate to use all the tools at our disposal in order to restore calm. |
| Leaders need must have courage to stand up to extremists. We do not harm innocent people. And if you take the law into your own hands, you will pay for it. | Leaders need must have courage to stand up to extremists. We do not harm innocent people. And if you take the law into your own hands, you will pay for it. |
| We are focused on our mission, to fight the inciters and the murderers. | We are focused on our mission, to fight the inciters and the murderers. |
| The actions that are taken will make the message clear to the other side that terrorism doesn’t pay. | The actions that are taken will make the message clear to the other side that terrorism doesn’t pay. |
| Netanyahu: I am sure our actions will create the awareness on the other side that there is no reward for terrorism | Netanyahu: I am sure our actions will create the awareness on the other side that there is no reward for terrorism |
| Netanyahu to Abbas: To get the stability both of our nations need, you must do what must be done, and I'll do what I have to do. | Netanyahu to Abbas: To get the stability both of our nations need, you must do what must be done, and I'll do what I have to do. |
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| Locals in Jerusalem say the streets are eerily quiet, with empty streets similar to a Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, instead of a busy mid-week afternoon. | Locals in Jerusalem say the streets are eerily quiet, with empty streets similar to a Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, instead of a busy mid-week afternoon. |
| Malcha mall, the city’s largest shopping centre, is one of the locations residents say is deserted after the series of attacks this morning. | Malcha mall, the city’s largest shopping centre, is one of the locations residents say is deserted after the series of attacks this morning. |
| Many on social media noted the attacks may have had their desired effect to make Israelis fearful to leave their homes. | Many on social media noted the attacks may have had their desired effect to make Israelis fearful to leave their homes. |
| Life under terror in Jerusalem: What shoes do I wear? Which ones will let me run fastest, if I have to run? | Life under terror in Jerusalem: What shoes do I wear? Which ones will let me run fastest, if I have to run? |
| Streets eery, empty in #Jerusalem. Feels like a Saturday. (Upside: also no traffic.) | Streets eery, empty in #Jerusalem. Feels like a Saturday. (Upside: also no traffic.) |
| Jerusalem city center unusually - though hardly surprisingly - quiet. Spent much time looking over my shoulder 😕 | Jerusalem city center unusually - though hardly surprisingly - quiet. Spent much time looking over my shoulder 😕 |
| @LauraBenDavd Noticed earlier that streets were basically empty and the few people outside appeared to have weird tics. Very unsettling. | @LauraBenDavd Noticed earlier that streets were basically empty and the few people outside appeared to have weird tics. Very unsettling. |
| Traveling from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv right now. Hwy closed on & off. Jerusalem felt like a Saturday. People staying off streets & sidewalks | Traveling from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv right now. Hwy closed on & off. Jerusalem felt like a Saturday. People staying off streets & sidewalks |
| #Jerusalem is empty. Its tuesday but feels like saturday morning. Todays attacks did there job. | #Jerusalem is empty. Its tuesday but feels like saturday morning. Todays attacks did there job. |
| @RealJStreets @AviMayer I feel like everyone is walking around suspecting each other and always looking over their shoulder... | @RealJStreets @AviMayer I feel like everyone is walking around suspecting each other and always looking over their shoulder... |
| Malcha Mall in Jerusalem is almost empty | Malcha Mall in Jerusalem is almost empty |
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| A graphic video of people taunting a seriously injured young Palestinian boy lying in a pool of blood, with his legs twisted, has gone viral on social media. | A graphic video of people taunting a seriously injured young Palestinian boy lying in a pool of blood, with his legs twisted, has gone viral on social media. |
| Israeli media claims the 13-year-old Palestinian was shot after he and an older teen, launched a stabbing attack against an Israeli Jewish boy, who was riding his bicycle. | Israeli media claims the 13-year-old Palestinian was shot after he and an older teen, launched a stabbing attack against an Israeli Jewish boy, who was riding his bicycle. |
| The Israeli 13-year-old is still in a serious condition in hospital after the attack in Jerusalem’s Pisgat Ze’ev neighbourhood on Monday. Another 24-year-old Israeli man was also injured in the attack. | The Israeli 13-year-old is still in a serious condition in hospital after the attack in Jerusalem’s Pisgat Ze’ev neighbourhood on Monday. Another 24-year-old Israeli man was also injured in the attack. |
| The elder Palestinian teen was shot by police but Israeli officials claim the injured younger boy in the video is still alive. | The elder Palestinian teen was shot by police but Israeli officials claim the injured younger boy in the video is still alive. |
| Ofir Gendelman, the prime minister’s spokesman for the Arab press, tweeted: | Ofir Gendelman, the prime minister’s spokesman for the Arab press, tweeted: |
| The PA lies and claims that the 13 y/o Palestinian terrorist who stabbed yesterday a 13 y/o Israeli boy was killed by police, but he's alive | The PA lies and claims that the 13 y/o Palestinian terrorist who stabbed yesterday a 13 y/o Israeli boy was killed by police, but he's alive |
| The reason the PA is lying about this is because it wants a symbol that will be used to escalate the terrorist attacks against Israel. | The reason the PA is lying about this is because it wants a symbol that will be used to escalate the terrorist attacks against Israel. |
| The video, which has since been removed from YouTube, appears to show Israelis laughing and shouting at the child as he lies bleeding on the street. “Die, you son of a whore,” one man shouts repeatedly. | The video, which has since been removed from YouTube, appears to show Israelis laughing and shouting at the child as he lies bleeding on the street. “Die, you son of a whore,” one man shouts repeatedly. |
| The boy can later be seen attempting to sit up, surrounded by police officers. They do not offer him medical assistance, and one appears to kick the boy. | The boy can later be seen attempting to sit up, surrounded by police officers. They do not offer him medical assistance, and one appears to kick the boy. |
| The sharing of the video has caused frenzied debate on social media: | The sharing of the video has caused frenzied debate on social media: |
| video of 12 year old Palestinian boy dying from bullet wounds & being taunted makes my blood boil. Shot by only "democracy" in Middle East: | video of 12 year old Palestinian boy dying from bullet wounds & being taunted makes my blood boil. Shot by only "democracy" in Middle East: |
| Palestinian boy stabs 2 Israelis before being stabbed himself. Unsurprisingly he is painted as the victim. Hard to find fair reporting today | Palestinian boy stabs 2 Israelis before being stabbed himself. Unsurprisingly he is painted as the victim. Hard to find fair reporting today |
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| These are the locations of the five flash-points where attacks and violent protests have been taking place on Tuesday. Palestinians have also been gathering in southern Gaza, Bethlehem in the West Bank, and in the Arab neighbourhood of Jabel Mukaber, where the Jerusalem attackers lived, according to police. | These are the locations of the five flash-points where attacks and violent protests have been taking place on Tuesday. Palestinians have also been gathering in southern Gaza, Bethlehem in the West Bank, and in the Arab neighbourhood of Jabel Mukaber, where the Jerusalem attackers lived, according to police. |
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| Peter Beaumont | Peter Beaumont |
| Our Jerusalem correspondent Peter Beaumont looks back over the month-long wave of violence across Israel and the Palestinian territories in this dispatch. | Our Jerusalem correspondent Peter Beaumont looks back over the month-long wave of violence across Israel and the Palestinian territories in this dispatch. |
| He speaks to Hasan Qureishi, deputy speaker of the Palestinian legislative council, who sees a lack of leadership on the Palestinian side. He also speaks to right-wing Israelis protesting in Jerusalem against the perceived leniency shown by the Netanyahu government. | He speaks to Hasan Qureishi, deputy speaker of the Palestinian legislative council, who sees a lack of leadership on the Palestinian side. He also speaks to right-wing Israelis protesting in Jerusalem against the perceived leniency shown by the Netanyahu government. |
| Settlers who had been scheduled to protest outside Netanyahu’s house tonight have cancelled their demonstration after today’s escalation of violent attacks. | Settlers who had been scheduled to protest outside Netanyahu’s house tonight have cancelled their demonstration after today’s escalation of violent attacks. |
| Given the security situation settlers cancel major rally planned for tonight in Jerusalem's Paris Square. #Israel #Palestine | Given the security situation settlers cancel major rally planned for tonight in Jerusalem's Paris Square. #Israel #Palestine |
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| Shops and schools in Israeli-Arab areas and in Palestinian territories have been closed as part of a general strike today, with whole streets in East Jerusalem shuttered, according to these reporters on Twitter. | Shops and schools in Israeli-Arab areas and in Palestinian territories have been closed as part of a general strike today, with whole streets in East Jerusalem shuttered, according to these reporters on Twitter. |
| General strike by #Palestinians in east #Jerusalem , the first one in many years pic.twitter.com/fkdhXos9EY | General strike by #Palestinians in east #Jerusalem , the first one in many years pic.twitter.com/fkdhXos9EY |
| Ghost town: Palestinians stage general strike in Israel http://t.co/DKFkj2dv7O pic.twitter.com/mi47XKinDG | Ghost town: Palestinians stage general strike in Israel http://t.co/DKFkj2dv7O pic.twitter.com/mi47XKinDG |
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| An update on the condition of the Israelis seriously injured in the stabbing attacks in Jerusalem: | An update on the condition of the Israelis seriously injured in the stabbing attacks in Jerusalem: |
| 4 Israelis still in serious condition after attacks in Jerusalem. 18 people in total were rushed to hospitals after the two attacks. | 4 Israelis still in serious condition after attacks in Jerusalem. 18 people in total were rushed to hospitals after the two attacks. |
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| The Turkish government has called Israel’s use of force against Palestinian protesters “disproportionate” and urged an end to the escalation of violence. | The Turkish government has called Israel’s use of force against Palestinian protesters “disproportionate” and urged an end to the escalation of violence. |
| In a statement to Hurriyet Daily News, a foreign ministry spokesman said Ankara was closely following developments, particularly in relation to Muslims’ access to the al-Aqsa mosque compound. | In a statement to Hurriyet Daily News, a foreign ministry spokesman said Ankara was closely following developments, particularly in relation to Muslims’ access to the al-Aqsa mosque compound. |
| We strongly condemn Israeli security forces’ use of disproportionate force in these incidents which have developed as a result of Israel’s insistence on practices against status quo. | We strongly condemn Israeli security forces’ use of disproportionate force in these incidents which have developed as a result of Israel’s insistence on practices against status quo. |
| The only way to prevent escalation of the tension is Israel abiding by rules of international law in Palestinian territories which it keeps under occupation and, within this framework, it giving an immediate end to provocative and arbitrary practices which target status and holiness of the al-Haram al-Sharif [the Islamic name for Temple Mount]. | The only way to prevent escalation of the tension is Israel abiding by rules of international law in Palestinian territories which it keeps under occupation and, within this framework, it giving an immediate end to provocative and arbitrary practices which target status and holiness of the al-Haram al-Sharif [the Islamic name for Temple Mount]. |
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