Two Palestinians shot a dozen Israelis, seven fatally, over the weekend. In the aftermath, the attackers’ relatives expressed a mixture of pride and dread.
Tag: Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides
Your Monday Briefing: The Fallout from a Police Beating
Also, violence is flaring in Israel and the West Bank.
Police Beating in Memphis
Americans once again protested after another recorded instance of police brutality.
At Least 7 Killed in Shooting at a Jerusalem Synagogue
The police said a 21-year-old man with a handgun shot people on the street at close range, then fled and was killed himself by police gunfire.
Gunman Attacks Azerbaijan Embassy in Tehran, Killing the Head of Security
Iranian officials blamed the assault, which also wounded two guards, on “personal motivations,” while the Azerbaijani authorities called it a “terrorist attack.” A suspect is in custody.
Suspect Arrested After 2 Are Stabbed to Death on German Train
The attack, which injured seven other people, happened on a regional train in northern Germany.
Mass Shooting in California
A gunman killed 10 people at a dance studio.
A Mother in Haiti Watches Her Child’s Gang Killing
Trapped by unending violence in the country’s largest slum, a mother makes a desperate attempt to save her teenage daughter.
Former Afghan Lawmaker Shot Dead at Her Home in Kabul
The legislator, Mursal Nabizada, was one of a few female parliamentarians who remained in the country after the Western-backed government collapsed and the Taliban seized power.
Sri Lanka’s Former President Ordered to Pay Compensation Over 2019 Bombings
A Supreme Court ruling denounced former President Maithripala Sirisena and some of his top officials for what it called “reckless failure” to prevent the attacks, which killed more than 200 people.