Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian gunman

Israeli security forces have shot dead a Palestinian assailant behind a pair of recent shooting attacks.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that in a joint operation with the military early on Sunday forces tracked down the suspect.

He said the 34-year-old Palestinian opened fire at the forces with an automatic weapon. The troops returned fire, shooting him dead.

Israeli border police stand guard outside the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City
Israeli border police stand guard outside the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City (Mahmoud Illean/AP)

On Friday, three Arab citizens of Israel opened fire at a Jerusalem holy site, killing two police officers before being shot dead.

In a first in decades, the site was closed. Israel says it will be gradually reopened.

Since September 2015, Palestinian attackers have killed 45 Israelis, two visiting Americans and a British tourist. Israeli forces have killed more than 255 Palestinians, most of them identified as attackers.

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