Israel bars Palestinians from Old City after deadly attacks October 5, 2015 - 09:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Israel is barring some Palestinians from entering the Old City of Jerusalem after two knife attacks, one fatal, on Israelis, BBC News reports. The restrictions are for two days and will stop Palestinians from entering the area unless they live there. On Saturday, October 3 a Palestinian stabbed two Israelis to death. Another stabbed and wounded an Israeli teenager. Police shot dead both attackers. There are reports of renewed unrest in parts of the occupied West Bank. Disturbances were also reported in parts of East Jerusalem. More than 70 Palestinians have been wounded in clashes with Israeli security forces and Jewish settlers in the past 24 hours, says the Palestinian Red Crescent. The latest violence comes days after an Israeli couple were shot dead by Palestinians in the West Bank on Thursday. After holding emergency talks with security officials on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a series of new measures, including "fast tracking the razing of terrorists' homes", he said.  Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
