GAZA, PALESTINIAN TERRITORY—Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers on Saturday called on Palestinians to attack Israeli forces in Jerusalem after a sacred site was closed following a deadly assault there. Israel made the rare move after three Palestinian assailants opened fire there Friday, killing two Israeli police officers before being shot dead. On Saturday, the White House condemned the attack in a strongly-worded statement. “The people of the United States are heartbroken that terrorists brutally gunned down two Israeli police officers,” press secretary Sean Spicer said. It is incompatible with achieving peace and we must condemn it in the strongest terms, defeat it, and eradicate it.”

Source: thestar July 16, 2017 01:30 UTC