Israeli policemen stand guard outside Damascus gate following a security incident by the gate in Jerusalem's old city, May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian stabbed two Israelis in Jerusalem on Friday, wounding one of them critically, before being shot dead by police, an Israeli police spokesman said.
The attack occurred on the last Friday of the Ramadan holiday, when thousands of Muslim worshippers were expected to come to a holy site in Jerusalem's old city and police had deployed extra units to the area.
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