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| Jerusalem Gay Pride: Israel teenage stabbing victim dies | Jerusalem Gay Pride: Israel teenage stabbing victim dies |
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| A teenage girl who was stabbed at a Gay Pride march in Jerusalem has died from her wounds, doctors say. | A teenage girl who was stabbed at a Gay Pride march in Jerusalem has died from her wounds, doctors say. |
| Shira Banki, 16, was one of six people attacked at the event on Thursday. | Shira Banki, 16, was one of six people attacked at the event on Thursday. |
| Yishai Schlissel, an ultra-Orthodox Jew, who carried out a similar attack in 2005, was arrested at the scene. | Yishai Schlissel, an ultra-Orthodox Jew, who carried out a similar attack in 2005, was arrested at the scene. |
| Israel's government would have "zero tolerance" for Jewish extremists, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a security cabinet meeting on Sunday. | Israel's government would have "zero tolerance" for Jewish extremists, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a security cabinet meeting on Sunday. |
| His comments also followed a separate attack in which an 18-month old Palestinian child died when his West Bank home was firebombed by suspected Jewish settlers. | His comments also followed a separate attack in which an 18-month old Palestinian child died when his West Bank home was firebombed by suspected Jewish settlers. |
| The cabinet approved new measures to tackle ultra-nationalist violence against Palestinians, including detention without trial of Israelis. | The cabinet approved new measures to tackle ultra-nationalist violence against Palestinians, including detention without trial of Israelis. |
| The policy of detention without trial has long been used against Palestinians, but observers believe it has rarely been used against Israelis. | The policy of detention without trial has long been used against Palestinians, but observers believe it has rarely been used against Israelis. |
| No arrests have been made so far over the West Bank attack. | |
| 'End the violence' | 'End the violence' |
| Hours after Shira Banki died, a vigil was held for her near the place she was stabbed. Hundreds of people attended, among them school friends, teachers, members of the gay community and supporters. | |
| Dramatic images of Thursday's attack in Jerusalem showed the suspect reaching inside his coat and raising a knife above his head. | Dramatic images of Thursday's attack in Jerusalem showed the suspect reaching inside his coat and raising a knife above his head. |
| He then began stabbing marchers while screaming, before being tackled by a police officer. | He then began stabbing marchers while screaming, before being tackled by a police officer. |
| 'We marched through blood' | 'We marched through blood' |
| The parade continued after the wounded were taken to hospital, with protesters chanting "end the violence". | The parade continued after the wounded were taken to hospital, with protesters chanting "end the violence". |
| Prime Minister Netanyahu condemned the attack as "a most serious incident". | Prime Minister Netanyahu condemned the attack as "a most serious incident". |
| The Gay Pride event has long been a source of tension between Jerusalem's secular majority and its Jewish Orthodox communities. | The Gay Pride event has long been a source of tension between Jerusalem's secular majority and its Jewish Orthodox communities. |