Two attacks were carried out by two Palestinians in the Israeli city of Jerusalem on Friday evening and Saturday morning, killing seven and injuring several.
The Israeli executive announced, on the night of this Saturday to Sunday, measures against “families of terrorists” after two attacks in East Jerusalem, one of which killed seven people.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had promised this Saturday evening a “strong” and “solid” response to these attacks carried out by two Palestinians from East Jerusalem, part of the Holy City occupied and annexed by Israel.
Seven civilians, including a couple and a 14-year-old boy, died on Friday evening in one of them, in Neve Yaacov.
Revocation of rights
At the end of a meeting, in the night, the Israeli security cabinet announced the revocation of the rights to Social Security of “families of terrorists who support terrorism”.
He also stressed that a bill aimed at revoking “Israeli identity cards” for this same category of families, would be discussed this Monday in the Council of Ministers.
Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power in December with the support of far-right and ultra-Orthodox Jewish formations, and these measures are likely to apply primarily to Palestinians with Israeli nationality (Israeli Arabs, according to the Israeli name) and Palestinians with resident status in East Jerusalem.
Israeli raid on the West Bank
This Friday evening, a 21-year-old Palestinian fired at passers-by near a synagogue in the settlement neighborhood of Neve Yaacov, killing seven people before being shot. On Saturday morning, a 13-year-old Palestinian shot and wounded two Israelis in Silwan, a stone’s throw from the Old City walls. Neither of these two attacks has been claimed.
Three of the victims of the Neve Yaacov shooting were buried overnight from Saturday to Sunday: Asher Natan, a 14-year-old teenager, as well as Eli and Natalie Mizrahi, a couple shot while trying to help the first victims of the killer, according to the testimony of a neighbor.
This new violence comes against a backdrop of sudden escalation after the death Thursday of nine Palestinians, including fighters and a 60-year-old, in an Israeli army raid in Jenin, in the West Bank, Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967.
