Palestinians banned from Jerusalem’s Old City in wake of stabbing attacks
Published October 4, 2015
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel Police will ban Palestinians from entering the Old City of Jerusalem for the next two days, following two terror attacks that left two Jewish Israelis dead. Access to the Old City will be limited to Israeli citizens, Old City residents, tourists, business people who work in the Old City, and students at schools in the Old City, the Israel Police said in a statement. Access to the Temple Mount for Muslim prayer will be limited to men ages 50 and there will be no age limit for females. The worshippers will only be able to enter the Temple Mount from the Lion’s Gate, where two Israeli men were stabbed to death by a Palestinian assailant on Saturday night. The attacker was killed in a shootout with police following the attack. Adele Bennett, the wife of one of the slain men, Aharon Bennett, is in serious condition in Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem following an operation in the wake of the attack. She is currently in a coma and on life support. The 15-year-old Jewish teen who was stabbed early Sunday morning by a Palestinian assailant in Jerusalem is recovering at Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem following an operation. Bennett, also known as Benita, was identified Sunday morning by the Israel Defense Forces as an active duty soldier. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of corporal, the IDF announced. Powered By WizardRSS.com | Full Text RSS Feed