Knife And Gun Attack In Jerusalem's Old City Leaves Two Dead

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Two people were killed and two others injured on Saturday evening in Jerusalem's Old City after a "terrorist" launched an attack using a knife and gun, police said.

In a statement, Israeli police said a man stabbed several people near Lion's Gate before taking a gun from one of the wounded and shooting into a crowd of tourists.

A woman who had been stabbed managed to seek help from the police, who eventually fatally shot the man.

Police said two of those injured died from their wounds, while two others were being treated in hospital.

Those injured were said to be members of one ultra-Orthodox family and had been making their way to the Western Wall when the attack occurred, according to Haaretz.

Israeli security forces stand next to the body of the man who carried out the attack.

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A toddler was among those receiving medical care, Haaretz reported.

The attack comes two days after an Israeli couple were shot dead in their car in front of their four children near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

In the wake of that incident, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to increase security for all Israelis.

Writing on Facebook, opposition leader Isaac Herzog said Netanyahu had lost control of security in the country.

"The government has no plan for the war on terror," he wrote. "It's crystal clear to every Israeli citizen."

Tensions have flared in recent weeks between Israelis and Palestinians over a holy site in Jerusalem known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Al Aqsa Mosque.

In speeches to the U.N. General Assembly this week, Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas both made reference to the site, which has been the scene of regular clashes.

LINK: Israeli Couple Killed In West Bank Shooting

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