Israeli police gun down Palestinian assailant
The Hindu
He killed one person and injured four
A Palestinian assailant killed one Israeli and injured four others before being fatally shot by the Israeli police near the entrance to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Sunday, the police said.
The police said the attack took place near an entrance to a contested flashpoint shrine known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary. Violence surrounding the site, which is considered holy by both faiths, has triggered previous rounds of fighting between Israel and the Palestinians, most recently in May.
Paramedics said one person suffered critical injuries, one suffered serious wounds, and three others were lightly injured. The paramedics said the Palestinian attacker was confirmed dead at the scene.