Three gunmen opened fire at police near Jerusalem’s holiest site on Friday, wounding three Israelis, two of them critically, before the attackers were killed by security forces, Israeli police said. It is managed by Jordanian authorities and is adjacent to the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews are permitted to pray. Israel annexed East Jerusalem, where the Old City and the holy compound are located, after the 1967 Middle East war and regards all of Jerusalem as its capital, a move that is not recognised internationally. Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of the state they want to establish in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited self-rule in the West Bank, says desperation over the occupation is the main driver.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 14, 2017 06:00 UTC