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Israeli forces kill Palestinian suspect gunman in Jerusalem rooftop shoot-out
T' sound o'gunfire resoundet across Abu Ter – a mixet Jewish-Arab neighbourhood at sits un t'seam line at fermerlee dividet Eas an' West Jerusalem – shertlee befor 6am, a'wakin minny a residants. Shertlee aft'r, a pleece helicopt'r flew ta t'area an' hoveret overheed wile securty ferces s...
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Israeli police on high alert as Jerusalem holy site partially reopens
The heavily guarded site will only be open to men over the age of 50 and women of all ages in a move police said aimed to prevent demonstrations. The 35-acre compound is the holiest site in Judaism and contains the al-Aqsa Mosque – the third holiest site in Islam – and the Dome of the Rock.Israeli authorities closed off the sensitive site on Thursday for the first time in 14 years following the attempted assassination of Yehuda Glick, who had campaigned for greater Jewish access to the area.His suspected attacker, Moataz Hijazi, was later shot dead by police, sparking angry protests in the Abu Tor district of Jerusalem.
Masked Palestinian youths clash with Israeli security forces in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Abu Tor on Thursday
The Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, called the closure of the holy site a “declaration of war”, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the shooting of Mr Glick an “act of terrorism”. International politicians called for calm as the crisis threatened to further deteriorate Israel-Palestinian relations after faltering peace talks.Read more: Closure of holy site called ‘declaration of war’Benjamin Netanyahu rejects ‘coward’ remarks by US officialBaby killed in attack on Jerusalem train stationJohn Kerry, the US Secretary of State, said: “It is absolutely critical that all sides exercise restraint, refrain from provocative actions and rhetoric, and preserve the historic status quo on the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount – in word and in practice.” It is open to Jews and followers of other religions as visitors but only Muslims are allowed to pray at the site.Mr Glick is a leading voice in efforts to allow Jews to pray inside the mosque compound but some Muslim worshippers view Jewish prayer there as a provocation, fearing that Jewish extremists are plotting to take over the area.
Yehuda Glick, a ‘Temple Mount’ Jewish activist, at a conference at the Menachem Begin Heritage Centre in Jerusalem on October 29, just before he was shot
US-born Mr Glick made the same accusation towards Muslims in an interview with the Associated Press, saying: “The more extreme Islamist organisations are taking over and if we don’t stop them early enough, they will take over the entire Jerusalem.”He remains in hospital but his condition was said to be improving on Thursday night. The contested site lies in East Jerusalem, which was captured by Israel in the Six-Day War of 1967 and remains a focal point of the Arab-Israeli conflict as the Palestinian Authority continues to claim sovereignty. It is a flashpoint for violence when tensions rise in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories and has seen angry protests over the summer.The shooting was the latest violence in Jerusalem, coming just days after a three-month-old Israeli-American baby girl was killed when a Palestinian motorist drove his car into a crowded train station.
The familyof Moataz Hijazi hold a phone with an image as they mourn on October 30
As well as tensions following the 50-day war in Gaza earlier this year, there is anger over Israel’s plans to press forward with the construction of Jewish settlements in the largely Muslim East Jerusalem.Tobias Ellwood, minister for the Middle East, said: “The UK condemns the Israeli government’s announcement this week to advance plans for 1,060 new housing units in East Jerusalem. “This is an ill-judged and ill-timed decision which makes it harder to achieve a two state solution with Jerusalem as a shared capital. “Such announcements make it more difficult for Israel’s friends to defend it against accusations that it is not serious about peace.”On Thursday, Sweden formally recognised a Palestinian state, prompting Israel to withdraw its ambassador for Stockholm. Additional reporting by AP
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian suspect gunman in Jerusalem rooftop shoot-out
The sound of gunfire resounded across Abu Tor – a mixed Jewish-Arab neighbourhood that sits on the seam line that formerly divided East and West Jerusalem – shortly before 6am, waking many residents.
Shortly after, a police helicopter flew to the area and hovered overhead while security forces shut access roads leading to the scene of the shooting.
Mr Hejazi’s neighbours described being woken by gunfire as police swamped the hillside neighbourhood’s narrow streets. Security forces were still firing tear gas and stun grenades into the cramped residential area more than two hours later.
The sounds of clashes could still be heard echoing around Abu Tor around noon on Thursday.
“I opened the door to look out and policeman shot me with a rubber bullet from just two meters away,” said Mahdi Barkan, 33, a building worker living in house across the alley from Mr Hejazi. “Anyone who went to their door or windows was shot at. There were at least 200 soldiers.”
On the roof of Mr Hejazi’s house, a solar panel was riddled with bullets at the point where he was killed. Friends and relatives washed away the blood where he had fallen, while some showed what they said were remnants of his brain collected in a plastic bag.
Shayma’a Hejazi, 25, the dead man’s sister, said her brother had been in his room when police arrived. “He tried to run away but they pursued him to the roof,” she said. “Then they dropped a tank of water on the roof top. They are b*******. They beat him and killed him.”
Taghreed Abu Isneineh, who said she was Mr Hejazi’s aunt, said: “I witnessed everything. I was awake and looked out of my window at 5.30am and the soldiers aimed their guns at me. I saw Muataz’s brother being captured by the police, who then dragged him away.
“I went outside to try and see what was happening but a policeman pulled me and beat me on my abdomen. The forces divided up, with some going into the house and others going onto the roof. Then we heard shooting on the roof top. Some of the neighbours who live higher up the hill said they saw somebody being killed on the roof.”
Mr Hejazi spent 11 years in an Israeli jail but was released more than two years ago, according to family members. There were shouts of Allahu akbar from neighbours watching from nearby balconies as his body was brought from his home to a waiting ambulance.
Israeli media said he worked in a restaurant in Jerusalem’s Menachem Begin Cultural Centre, where the shooting of Mr Glick took place. There was no confirmation of this from relatives.
Mr Glick, who was linked to the Temple Mount Faithful – a group aiming to rebuild the Jewish Temple – was a prominent campaigner for Jews to be given the right to pray on the Temple Mount, believed to have been the location of the two ancient temples but also sacred to Muslims as the Haram al-Sharif [noble sanctuary].
He was said to be in a serious but stable condition on Thursday. The assassination attempt was the second attack in Jerusalem in eight days after a Palestinian motorist killed a baby and a 22-year-old woman by deliberately crashing his car into a city tram stop on October 22, according to police.
Security forces responded to the heightened tension by closing the disputed site to Jews and Muslims on Thursday, drawing criticism from Moshe Feiglin a Likud MP and close ally of Mr Glick, who witnessed Wednesday’s shooting.
“The writing was on the wall, and still is on all possible walls,” Mr Feiglin told a press conference outside the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif . “The surrender to Arab violence on the mount, the persecution of Jews, and the forbidding of prayer encourage the murderous violence to spill out of the mount to all parts of the land.”
Moshe Ya’alon, Israel’s defence minister, put the blame on Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority leader, who had urged Palestinians to use “all means” to stop “settlers” from praying in the area, as they are officially forbidden from doing under an agreement between Israel and Jordan. “When Abu Mazen [Mr Abbas] spreads lies and venom about the rights of Jews to worship in their land the result is terror, as we saw yesterday,” he said.
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian suspect gunman in Jerusalem rooftop shoot-out
T' sound o'gunfire resoundet across Abu Ter – a mixet Jewish-Arab neighbourhood at sits un t'seam line at fermerlee dividet Eas an' West Jerusalem – shertlee befor 6am, a'wakin minny a residants. Shertlee aft'r, a pleece helicopt'r flew ta t'area an' hoveret overheed wile securty ferces s...