“Knife intifada” leaves scores dead

Random knife attacks and shootings have been triggered by allegations that Israel plans to change the religious status quo of Jerusalem’s
flashpoint holy site – the Temple Mount
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Israelis attacked since October 1 75
Israelis killed 8
Palestinians killed since October 1 42
Palestinians injured 2,095
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Sep 13: Palestinians barricade themselves inside Al-Aqsa Mosque on eve of Rosh Hashanah – Jewish New Year – and throw rocks and firebombs at police
Oct 1: Israeli settler couple – Eitam and Naama Henkin – shot dead in front of their children
Oct 3: Palestinian stabs two Israeli men to death and injures two others before he is killed by police in Jerusalem
Oct 13: Two Palestinians shoot and stab passengers in bus attack, while third man rams car into crowded bus stop before stabbing bystanders. Three Israelis and two attackers are killed. 18 other Israelis are injured
Oct 16: Joseph’s Tomb – Jewish holy site in Nablus – set alight by Palestinian rioters. 41 people killed and more than 2,000 injured since October 1875
Oct 18: Arab armed with gun and knife shot dead at Beersheba bus station after killing Israeli soldier and wounding 10 people
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Sources: IDF reports, Palestinian Ministry of Health Pictures: Associated Press

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