JERUSALEM: Israeli police shot and fatally wounded a Palestinian assailant Friday during an attempted stabbing in the Old City of annexed east Jerusalem, police and hospital sources said.
The incident comes at a time of heightened tensions after six Palestinian prisoners broke out of an Israeli jail this week.
Palestinian armed groups had called for a “Day of Rage” on Friday in support of the prisoners as Israeli security forces continued their manhunt.
Israeli police reported an “attempted knife attack” near the Lions’ Gate, one of the entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City.
“Police and border guards responded by shooting” the assailant, a 50-year-old resident of east Jerusalem, police said in a statement.
Hadassah hospital where he was taken pronounced his death shortly after arrival.
The official Palestinian Wafa news agency identified the man as Hazem Joulani, a doctor from Jerusalem.
An Israeli officer was lightly wounded by bullet fragments during the incident, police said.
Israel has poured troops into the West Bank since Monday’s breakout by six militants from the high security Gilboa prison in northern Israel through a tunnel dug beneath a sink in a cell.
Palestinians have celebrated the breakout with demonstrations in both the West Bank and the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip.
Israel police kill Palestinian in Jerusalem stabbing attempt
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Israel police kill Palestinian in Jerusalem stabbing attempt
- Israeli police reported an ‘attempted knife attack’ near the Lions’ Gate, one of the entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City
- The official Palestinian Wafa news agency identified the man as Hazem Joulani, a a 50-year-old doctor from Jerusalem
Iran says students have right to protest but must know ‘red lines’
- University students in Iran started a new semester Saturday with pro- and anti-government rallies, according to local media
Tehran: University students have the right to protest but everyone must “understand the red lines,” the Iranian government’s spokeswoman said Tuesday, in the first official reaction to renewed rallies on campuses since the weekend.
“Sacred things and the flag are two examples of these red lines that we must protect and not cross or deviate from, even at the height of anger,” Fatemeh MoHajjerani said.
She said Iran’s students “have wounds in their hearts and have seen scenes that may upset and anger them; this anger is understandable.”
University students in Iran started a new semester Saturday with pro- and anti-government rallies, according to local media, reviving slogans from nationwide demonstrations that peaked in January and led to thousands of deaths.
Protests first began in December sparked by economic woes in the sanctions-hit country, but grew into nationwide demonstrations on January 8 and 9.
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) has recorded more than 7,000 deaths, while warning the full toll is likely far higher.
Iranian officials acknowledge more than 3,000 deaths, but say the violence was caused by “terrorist acts” fueled by the United States and Israel.
MoHajjerani on Tuesday said a fact-finding mission is investigating “the causes and factors” of the protests and will provide reports.
