Police brace for new attacks ahead of Friday prayers
- 9 years ago
Security forces were gearing up Friday morning for anticipated violence ahead of Friday prayers in Jerusalem, following a 48-hour period that saw seven stabbing attacks on Israelis throughout the country.
Thousands of troops were set to be deployed in Jerusalem's Old City and throughout the West Bank in a bid to quell the spate of attacks that swept Israel in the past week, in which dozens of Israelis were injured and two men - Aharon Banita and Nechemia Lavi - were knifed to death in Jerusalem.
Police on Thursday announced that restrictions would be imposed on male Muslim worshipers seeking to enter the Temple Mount as they set up metal detectors around the Muslim Quarter.
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on Thursday encouraged all Israelis with a gun license to carry a weapon with them at all times in order to counter the recent wave of attacks.
Thousands of troops were set to be deployed in Jerusalem's Old City and throughout the West Bank in a bid to quell the spate of attacks that swept Israel in the past week, in which dozens of Israelis were injured and two men - Aharon Banita and Nechemia Lavi - were knifed to death in Jerusalem.
Police on Thursday announced that restrictions would be imposed on male Muslim worshipers seeking to enter the Temple Mount as they set up metal detectors around the Muslim Quarter.
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on Thursday encouraged all Israelis with a gun license to carry a weapon with them at all times in order to counter the recent wave of attacks.