Palestinian killed after alleged Jerusalem vehicle attack

A Palestinian attacker drove a auto into Israelis at a Jerusalem bus stop on Monday injuring 14 people before being shot dead, police and rescue services said.

Lastly, Pouilly called on both Israeli and Palestinian leaders to act decisively to de-escalate the situation.

The PSR survey, which interviewed 1,270 people in 127 randomly selected locations, showed just 45% of Palestinians support the two-state solution and only 34% think it is feasible because of the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

She said police found an axe in Hassoneh’s vehicle, suggesting he meant to attack Israelis.

Since mid-September, Palestinians have killed 19 Israelis in stabbing, shooting and vehicular attacks. Israeli forces have killed at least 109 Palestinians, most of whom the army described as assailants.

According to Israeli media, the suspects are hard-line young settlers, belonging to the so-called “hilltop youths”, groups of settlers who have been carrying out thousands of cases of vandalism and arson attacks on mosques, churches, and Palestinian property in recent years.

Only 45 per cent of Palestinians said they supported the two-state solution, the idea of Israel and an independent Palestinian state living side by side.

On Tuesday, the United Nations human rights office in NY voiced deep concern over an “unacceptable” wave of Palestinians attacking Israelis, but also criticised Israeli authorities’ reported “excessive use of force” in response to the attacks. She also condemned Israel’s deterrent demolition of Palestinian terrorists’ houses. A similar figure supported his resignation in a poll released three months ago.

Barkat praised the “immediate alertness” of bystanders who averted “a grave tragedy”.