Palestinian attacks KO permits

The permits of 200,000 Palestinians to enter Israel that had been approved for the holy month of Ramadan have been revoked following two near-simultaneous Palestinian attacks on police that killed a young female officer near Jerusalem’s Old City.

Israeli defense body COGAT posted the announcement on its Arabiclanguage Facebook page after three Palestinian attackers armed with an automatic weapon and knives assaulted officers near the Old City in two locations Friday evening.

Police said Staff Sgt. Maj. Hadas Malka, 23, was responding to that initial attack when a Palestinian assaulted her with a knife. She later died in the hospital.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that preparations are underway to destroy the homes of the Palestinian attackers and tighten security at the entrance to the Old City.