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Jerusalem: Israelis wounded in attack by Palestinian driver | Jerusalem: Israelis wounded in attack by Palestinian driver |
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A Palestinian has rammed his car into a group of Israeli pedestrians in Jerusalem, injuring four policewomen and another bystander, police say. | A Palestinian has rammed his car into a group of Israeli pedestrians in Jerusalem, injuring four policewomen and another bystander, police say. |
It happened on the seam of East and West Jerusalem, close to the site of a series of similar attacks last year. | It happened on the seam of East and West Jerusalem, close to the site of a series of similar attacks last year. |
Police say the driver, from East Jerusalem, tried to stab people before he was shot and wounded by officers. | Police say the driver, from East Jerusalem, tried to stab people before he was shot and wounded by officers. |
The incident came shortly after Palestinian officials voted to halt security co-operation with Israel. | The incident came shortly after Palestinian officials voted to halt security co-operation with Israel. |
Those injured in the attack are being treated in hospital. None of them are said to be seriously wounded. | |
Police spokeswoman Luba Samri called the incident a "terror attack". It took place as the streets were busy with people celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim. | |
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) decided to suspend co-operation, part of 1993 peace accords with Israel, at a meeting on Thursday night. | |
It follows Israel's decision to suspend the transfer of taxes to the Palestinians after they applied to join the International Criminal Court to pursue war crimes allegations against Israel. | It follows Israel's decision to suspend the transfer of taxes to the Palestinians after they applied to join the International Criminal Court to pursue war crimes allegations against Israel. |
Last year, Palestinian militants killed three Israelis and an Ecuadorian woman in attacks using vehicles in Jerusalem as tensions soared between Israel and the Palestinians. | |
Israel has occupied East Jerusalem since the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it in a move not recognised internationally. | Israel has occupied East Jerusalem since the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it in a move not recognised internationally. |
It regards the whole of Jerusalem as its "eternal and indivisible" capital, while the Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. | It regards the whole of Jerusalem as its "eternal and indivisible" capital, while the Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. |