JERUSALEM (AP) – The latest developments in ongoing violence between Palestinians and Israelis (all times local):
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3:50 p.m.
Police say a Palestinian attacker stabbed three police officers in Jerusalem before being shot dead.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says Saturday afternoon’s attack took place just outside the Old City. One of the officers was seriously wounded, while the other two were moderately wounded. Rosenfeld says other police forces opened fire and killed the attacker.
Earlier in the day, in a nearby location, a Palestinian teenager stabbed two Israelis before being shot dead by police.
Recent days have seen a wave of Palestinian stabbing attacks against civilians and soldiers in Israel and the West Bank.
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09:45 a.m.
Police say a Palestinian attacker has stabbed two people in Jerusalem, lightly injuring them.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says Saturday morning’s attack took place in the central part of the city and police forces killed the attacker.
It’s the latest incident in a wave of Palestinian stabbing attacks against civilians and soldiers in Israel and the West Bank over the past week.
The attacks started in Jerusalem over what Israel says are unfounded Palestinian rumors that Israel was expanding its presence at a sensitive holy site sacred to both Muslims And Jews. They have since spread to the rest on the country.
On Friday, for the first time since the current violence began, clashes broke out along the Gaza border. Palestinians there burned tires and threw rocks at Israeli troops on the frontier. Seven Palestinians were killed.