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| Driver hits pedestrians in East Jerusalem | |
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| A driver has rammed a car into several pedestrians in East Jerusalem, police say, hours after clashes erupted at the city's holiest site. | |
| At least three people were seriously wounded in the "suspected terror attack", a police spokesman says. | |
| The suspect was shot dead by security officials, Micky Rosenfeld added. | |
| The Temple Mount/al-Haram al-Sharif compound was briefly closed earlier to visitors after dozens of Palestinian protesters scuffled with police. | |
| The city has seen an escalation of tension over the shooting of a prominent right-wing Jewish activist. | |
| Rabbi Yehuda Glick, who was seriously wounded in the attack, was a well-known campaigner for the right of Jews to pray at the site, which is currently prohibited. | Rabbi Yehuda Glick, who was seriously wounded in the attack, was a well-known campaigner for the right of Jews to pray at the site, which is currently prohibited. |
| The compound - known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif - is the holiest site in Judaism, and contains the al-Aqsa Mosque - the third holiest site in Islam. | The compound - known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif - is the holiest site in Judaism, and contains the al-Aqsa Mosque - the third holiest site in Islam. |
| Dozens of masked protesters hurled rocks and launched fireworks at police near the non-Muslim visitors' entrance to the site on Wednesday morning, Israeli police said. | Dozens of masked protesters hurled rocks and launched fireworks at police near the non-Muslim visitors' entrance to the site on Wednesday morning, Israeli police said. |
| They said they managed to disperse the crowd using stun grenades, but no arrests were made. Several police officers were injured in the incident, they added. | They said they managed to disperse the crowd using stun grenades, but no arrests were made. Several police officers were injured in the incident, they added. |
| A Palestinian manager at the compound said some 20 people were wounded in the clashes, Reuters reports. | A Palestinian manager at the compound said some 20 people were wounded in the clashes, Reuters reports. |
| There has been an escalation in tension in the city since the Gaza conflict last summer, with nightly clashes seen in some East Jerusalem districts between Palestinians and Israeli security forces. | There has been an escalation in tension in the city since the Gaza conflict last summer, with nightly clashes seen in some East Jerusalem districts between Palestinians and Israeli security forces. |
| Last week, a Palestinian man suspected of attacking Rabbi Glick was shot after opening fire when Israeli police surrounded his home last week. | Last week, a Palestinian man suspected of attacking Rabbi Glick was shot after opening fire when Israeli police surrounded his home last week. |
| Hundreds of people turned out for the funeral of 31-year-old Moataz Hejazi. | Hundreds of people turned out for the funeral of 31-year-old Moataz Hejazi. |
| Crowds of Palestinians also took to the streets to protest against the rare closure of Temple Mount/al-Haram al-Sharif last Thursday. | Crowds of Palestinians also took to the streets to protest against the rare closure of Temple Mount/al-Haram al-Sharif last Thursday. |
| Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the decision to close the site was tantamount to a declaration of war. | Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the decision to close the site was tantamount to a declaration of war. |
| Jerusalem's holiest site | Jerusalem's holiest site |