Sisters killed in shooting born in London, moved to Israel in 2014
The mother, who was in the car with them, remains in an induced coma, having been evacuated from the scene in critical condition.
The mother, who was in the car with them, remains in an induced coma, having been evacuated from the scene in critical condition.
The additional border police were to be activated Sunday and join other units that have recently been deployed in Jerusalem and Lod, a town in central Israel with a mixed population.
The Al-Quds Brigade, a militia different than the larger Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s armed wing with a similar name, said it fired the rockets to retaliate for the police raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The escalation prompted Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to extend a closure barring entrance to Israel for Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza Strip for the duration of the Jewish holiday of Passover, while police beefed up forces in Jerusalem on the eve of sensitive religious celebrations.
The attacker rammed his vehicle on a group of pedestrians by veering to the right onto the sidewalk before being shot and killed by police. An Italian tourist is confirmed to have died from his injuries sustained by the ramming.
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