The attacks are the latest amid spiraling violence, as stabbings by Palestinian on Israelis have occurred on a near-daily basis over the last two weeks.
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Five people were wounded in the attack.
Rescue personnel stand near a victim who was killed in a terror attack in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood of Jerusalem. One Israeli was seriously injured in that incident, with three more with minor wounds, Haaretz reported. One of these, a 45-year-old man, was critically wounded. A second man, 45, later died at Shaare Zedek hospital. Medical units stated greater than 15 people have been injured within the attack.
Tuesday’s incidents mark one of the worst days in the current outbreak of violence.
In further violence a stabbing and shooting was reported on a bus and a two knife attacks were reported in Ra’anana.
In a separate attack on Malkei Israel Street in the capital, police said that a driver rammed his auto into a bus stop, got out of his vehicle and began stabbing pedestrians. More than 16 people were wounded, six of them seriously. The attacker was identified as a resident of eastern Jerusalem with Israeli citizenship.
One of many asserted bus attackers was shot & killed while the 2nd was captured, Israeli Police officers spokesman Micky Rosenfeld stated. He was subdued by civilians.
Israel has witnessed a spate of terror attacks on Tuesday morning in Jerusalem and Raanana. The border with Gaza was closed.
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Attacks in Jerusalem and Raanana have resulted in two fatalities and over 20 injuries, as the prime minister announce he will convene the security cabinet for an emergency meeting this afternoon.
