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One shot dead, four injured by Palestinian gunman in Jerusalem terror attack

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Published: 23 November 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

South African immigrant killed by gunman, an Islamic scholar who was shot dead by security forces; Palestinian teen stabs elderly man in Jaffa

Hamas tries to ignite Jerusalem and West bank, while keeping the peace in Gaza (Haaretz)
Hamas is expected to exploit the tensions in Jerusalem to undermine the Palestinian Authority, as it did in May in the run-up to its war with Israel

Jerusalem terror attack fatality named as South African immigrant Eli Kay (Times of Israel)
26-year-old Western Wall guide and former lone soldier was shot dead by a Palestinian gunman in Old City; four hurt, including two border cops who have been released from hospital

Who was the Islamic ‘scholar’ who carried out the Jerusalem attack? (Jerusalem Post)
What is clear is that he was affiliated with Hamas and regularly expressed views similar to those of the Gaza-based group

Palestinian teen stabs 67-year-old in Jaffa in suspected terror attack (Ynet)
Police arrest 18-year-old suspect from West Bank city of Jenin after he allegedly lunged at the victim, stabbed him several times and fled the scene; man transferred to hospital in moderate condition

Israeli forces raid neighbourhood of Jerusalem attack terrorist, relatives said arrested (Times of Israel)
Minor clashes reported in East Jerusalem’s Shuafat refugee camp during the operations; Hamas gunman Fadi Abu Shkhaydam was a teacher in an East Jerusalem school

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Car tyres slashed in suspected settler attack, Sheikh Jarrah Palestinians say (Times of Israel)|
Surveillance cameras show three hooded men entering a fenced-off area, before deflating tyres on 11 cars

Photo: Eliyahu David Kay, who was shot dead in Jerusalem in the terror attack (Facebook)

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