Deadly attack denial

PALESTINIAN militants have denied a claim by Islamic State that IS was behind a deadly attack against Israel, saying it was they who killed a female police officer on duty near Jerusalem’s Old City.

IS issued a statement yesterday claiming responsibility for the stabbing and shooting attacks on Friday evening.

If true, it would mark the first direct IS action against Israel and the group warned on its affiliate news agency it “will not be the last”.

The Hamas and People’s Front for the Liberation of Palestine militant groups quickly retorted that the three attackers who were killed were their members.