In the evening, a Palestinian stabbed and slightly injured a 25-year-old Israeli man at a mall in Petah Tikvah city in central Israel.
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Police said they have arrested an 18-year-old Palestinian who fit the description of the assailant and continue to search for the weapon.
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on Thursday said it’s “imperative” that Israelis with gun licenses go out armed – as he does – in order to defend against Palestinian terror attacks.
Israeli security forces shot dead a Palestinian during clashes in east Jerusalem on Thursday on their way to the home of a man accused of an earlier stabbing attack, medics said. On Wednesday, Palestinians carried out three more stabbing attacks on the Israelis. “Every time there is tension, I instruct people who are allowed to carry weapons and are experienced in using them to carry their guns with them”. He has instructed his security services to prevent terror attacks against Israelis and to hold back the violence on the streets. It later spread to Arab neighborhoods of east Jerusalem and to the West Bank.
He insisted the Palestinians were not interested in a further escalation but that his “hands are with those who are protecting al-Aqsa mosque”. The assessment of Israeli military intelligence, according to the Israeli online news site, Ynet, is that he is seeking to curb violence.
An Israeli man is reported to be in serious condition in hospital after being stabbed by a Palestinian in Jerusalem, Israeli reports said on Thursday. A number of Palestinians have been killed and wounded during those riots.
It is the latest bloodshed in a wave of violence between Israelis and Palestinians stemming from recent restrictions by the Israeli government on the site Jews call the Temple Mount and Muslims the Noble Sanctuary.
Israel’s Deputy Defence Minister, Eli Ben Dahan, called on the Attorney General to authorise the army to demolish terrorists’ houses immediately after they attack and not to wait a year for the judicial process to be completed.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s move to try and calm the situation appeared to put the Israeli leader on a collision course with hard-liners within his own governing coalition. Police said she had tried to stab a bus station guard, although video footage of the incident did not show that.
Disguised as Palestinian protesters, the Israeli infiltrating team was caught on camera by several journalists in the vicinity of the illegally-built Israeli settlement of Beit El near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
Gaza-based Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh applauded the recent Palestinian stabbing attacks across Israel at a speech in Gaza Friday morning and called the surge in violence an “Intifada” or uprising. He told Channel 10 TV that two of the victims worked for City Hall, and that passers-by quickly rushed to help the wounded Arabs and provided first aid.
Fearing violence after prayers on Friday, Israeli police said only men over the age of 50 and women of all ages would be permitted to enter the al-Aqsa complex, a step that has been taken often in the past during periods of high tension.
The ambassador says a resolution also should provide “protection” for Palestinians, especially in east Jerusalem and at the Al-Aqsa mosque, a holy site at the heart of the recent clashes.
Meanwhile, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in a meeting Thursday that Palestinians will not be “dragged” into more violence with Israel.
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Many Palestinians believe Israel is trying to expand the Jewish presence at the site, a claim Israel adamantly denies.
