Fresh violence in Israel, West Bank

In another attack, a Palestinian man stabbed a 25-year-old Israeli man at the entrance of a mall in Petah Tikva in central Israel.

In Tel Aviv, a female soldier and three civilians were stabbed and lightly wounded with a screwdriver.

Palestinian men throw stones towards Israeli soldiers during a protest against Israeli aggression on Palestinians on October 05, 2015 in Shuafat, Jerusalem.

Violence has also spread in annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, sparking fears of a broader uprising, even a third intifada.

Israeli authorities say a Palestinian attacker stabbed an Israeli man in the West Bank, wounding him seriously before fleeing.

In a letter to YouTube’s parent company, Google, Jerusalem officials said the posted clips contained “violent and inciting content in which terrorists are praised and their acts staged in videos to promote further violence against Israelis and Jews”.

The spike in violence between Palestinians and Israelis shows no signs of abating, with three stabbing attacks reported Thursday.

Four masked men suddenly drew pistols and began firing before soldiers rushed to the scene and helped haul away the wounded Palestinians.

Many Palestinians believe Israel is trying to expand Jewish presence at the site, a claim Israel adamantly denies. Barkat, a former military officer and licensed gun owner, defended his decision to carry a weapon and on Thursday encouraged other licensed gun owners to also carry their weapons at this tense time.

A Palestinian man was shot dead by police after attacking a soldier in southern Israel, hours after a Palestinian woman stabbed an Israeli man who then shot her in Jerusalem.

An Israeli man in Jerusalem’s Old City was stabbed in the back in the Muslim Quarter Wednesday by an 18-year-old Palestinian woman who had sent a Facebook message to her mother saying she was going to find martyrdom.

An increase in visits by Jews during a series of Jewish holidays in recent weeks has added to tensions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to try to ease tensions on Wednesday night, declaring that no Jewish members of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) would be allowed to visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Two Palestinians have been shot dead and scores injured in clashes with security services, triggering fears of escalation. German government spokesman Georg Streiter said Wednesday that the Israeli government called off the meeting, which would also have involved several ministers from both sides.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said Israeli forces arrested two Palestinians during the skirmishes.

Both he and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas – though at diplomatic loggerheads over peace talks that stalled in April 2014 – have sought to avert an escalation, and Mr Netanyahu yesterday praised Israelis’ resolve. “When the Arabs go around with knives, we need guns”, said Meir Cohen, a 35-year-old teacher who was armed with a pistol.

A spate of stabbings targeting Israelis continued Thursday amid rising tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.