The Latest: Thousands attend funeral of Palestinian attacker
By Associated Press
Oct 9, 2015 6:59 AM CDT
A masked Palestinian protester stands amid smoke of burning tires during clashes with Israeli troops near Ramallah, West Bank, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)   (Associated Press)

JERUSALEM (AP) — The latest developments in ongoing tensions between Palestinians and Israelis following days of violence. (all times local)

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02:10

Thousands of Palestinians are attending the funeral of a 19-year-old who killed two Israelis last week.

Mourners marched in a funeral procession for Mohannad Halabi after prayers on Friday afternoon.

Halabi stabbed two Israelis to death and wounded a mother and toddler in a bloody rampage in Jerusalem's Old City before he was killed by police on Saturday.

Halabi was wrapped in various Palestinian flags and held aloft on a stretcher through the crowd.

He was buried as violence continued with multiple stabbing attacks in Jerusalem, the West Bank and elsewhere in Israel on Friday.

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01:20

Israeli police say a Palestinian woman was shot after she tried to stab an Israeli in northern Israel.

Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the woman pulled out a knife and tried to stab a security guard at the entrance to the bus station in the town of Afula. The guard opened fire and injured the Palestinian before she could hurt anybody Friday afternoon, Samri said.

A Palestinian stabbed a soldier in Afula Thursday night.

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12:35

Israeli police say a Palestinian was shot and killed after he stabbed an officer in the West Bank and tried to take his gun.

Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the man attacked the officer with a knife near the entrance to the Kiryat Arba settlement in the West Bank.

The officer was lightly injured and the Palestinian assailant was killed, police said.

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12:15

Israeli police say a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli teenager in Jerusalem wounding him lightly.

Spokeswoman Luba Samri said the attacker stabbed a 14-year-old Israeli in central Jerusalem before running away.

She said police later arrested him.

It was the latest in a series of Palestinian attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers this week that have shocked the country.

Earlier Friday an Israeli stabbed and wounded 4 Arabs in southern Israel in an apparent revenge attack.

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12:05

Israel's Prime Minister has condemned an Israeli stabbing attack that injured 4 Arabs.

Benjamin Netanyahu "strongly condemned the harming of innocent Arabs." He said whoever deploys violence will be brought to justice.

Earlier an Israeli man injured 2 Bedouin Arabs and 2 Palestinians in Dimona in the south of the country.

The attacker reportedly carried out the attack in revenge for a series of Palestinian attacks this week.

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09:45

Israeli police say an Israeli stabbed and injured several Arabs in the southern city of Dimona.

Spokeswoman Luba Samri said a member of the country's Bedouin minority was found injured with a knife laying at his side. Police rushed to the scene and searched the area, she said. Soon after police received reports of another stabbing in the area and arrested an Israeli man.

Israel media reported that the Israeli had stabbed and injured several Palestinians in the town in addition to the Bedouin man. Samri said 4 Arabs were injured. She said the attacks were likely "nationalistically" motivated.

The attack comes after a week of numerous Palestinian stabbing attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers.

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8:30 a.m.

Israeli police are barring young Muslim men from Jerusalem's most sensitive site as a measure to ensure calm after several days of violence.

Spokeswoman Luba Samri said Friday that men under 45 are barred from the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.

The age limit has been set intermittently in an attempt to ensure calm as it's mostly younger Palestinians involved in the violence.

Unrest began about three weeks ago as Palestinians repeatedly barricaded themselves inside the Al-Aqsa mosque and hurled rocks and firebombs at police.

It was fueled by Palestinian allegations that Israel plans to change the delicate arrangement at the hilltop compound, holy to Jews and Muslims. Israel has adamantly denied the allegations and accused Palestinian leaders of incitement.