Prime minister orders tough measures after four Israelis killed in two attacks related to tensions over Jerusalem holy siteIsrael’s prime minister,Binyamin Netanyahu, promised a “harsh offensive” against Palestinian violence as he flew home from original York to confront an escalating crisis that has seen four Israelis killed in two attacks on the occupied West Bank and in Jerusalem’s passe City.
Amid an unprecedented closure of the passe City to all Palestinians not resident there, or thousands of largely ultra-orthodox Jewish mourners gathered in Jerusalem to bury the most recent victims,a rabbi and an off-duty soldier, who were stabbed to death in the passe City on Saturday night. Related: Two Israeli men killed in stabbing attack in Jerusalem's passe city Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com