Palestinian teen wounds 2, day after 7 killed in Jerusalem

Israeli authorities say a 13-year-old Palestinian has opened hearth and wounded at the least two individuals in east Jerusalem. The capturing on Saturday occurred lower than a day after one other attacker killed seven individuals exterior a synagogue there within the deadliest assault within the metropolis since 2008. The surge in violence marks the newest main escalation in one of many bloodiest months in Israel and the occupied West Financial institution in years. Earlier this week, the Israeli army killed 9 Palestinians in a West Financial institution raid. The occasions, only a day earlier than U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives within the area, pose a pivotal take a look at for Israel’s new far-right authorities.