World News | Suspected Shooting Attack in Jerusalem Wounds 2 Israeli Men
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A suspected shooting attack by a Palestinian gunman in Jerusalem on Tuesday left two Israeli men wounded, police said.
Jeruslem, Apr 18 (AP) A suspected shooting attack by a Palestinian gunman in Jerusalem on Tuesday left two Israeli men wounded, police said.
It was the latest in a year-long cycle of violence that shows no sign of abating after weeks of heightened tensions around Jerusalem during the overlap of the Jewish holiday of Passover and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Israeli police were searching for the suspected attacker who fled the scene in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.
The two wounded, who were shot while inside a vehicle, were treated for moderate gunshot wounds.
Tensions in Israel and the occupied West Bank soared weeks after an Israeli police raid on Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site, the compound home to the Al-Aqsa mosque.
The mosque sits on a contested hilltop known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, revered as the third-holiest site in Islam and the holiest site in Judaism.
Earlier this month, the Israeli military struck sites linked to the Palestinian group Hamas in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip after militants in the two territories fired salvos of rockets at Israel.
Palestinian attacks have killed at least 20 people, including one soldier, since the start of the year. At least 92 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire so far this year, according to a tally by The Associated Press. At least half of them were affiliated with militant groups. (AP)
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