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		</div><p>Israel has sent more troops to the West Bank after six people died in violence which erupted over escalating tensions at Jerusalem&#8217;s most contested shrine.</p>
<p>Three people &#8211; a father and his two sons &#8211; were killed and a woman injured when a 20-year-old Palestinian broke into their home and attacked them with a knife on Friday night.</p>
<p>The assailant wrote in a pre-attack Facebook post that he planned to avenge what he alleged was Israel&#8217;s &#8220;desecration&#8221; of the Jerusalem holy site.</p>
<p>Disputes over the shrine, revered by Muslims and Jews, have set off major Israeli-Palestinian confrontations in the past. They were also at the root of the current round that began last week when Arab gunmen fired from the shrine, killing two Israeli policemen.</p>
<p>In response, Israel installed metal detectors at the gates of the 37-acre walled compound, portraying the devices as a necessary security measure to prevent more attacks.</p>
<p>Muslims alleged Israel was trying to expand its control at the Muslim-administered site under the guise of security &#8211; a claim Israel denies &#8211; and launched mass prayer protests.</p>
<p>On Friday, anger boiled over and several thousand Palestinians clashed with Israeli security forces in the West Bank and in Jerusalem after noon prayers, the highlight of the Muslim religious week.</p>
<p>Three Palestinians were killed and several dozen wounded by live rounds and bullets in some of the worst street clashes in the past two years.</p>
<p>Late on Friday, a Palestinian identified as Omar al-Abed jumped over the fence of the Israeli settlement of Halamish in the West Bank and entered a home, surprising a family during their Sabbath dinner.</p>
<p>The Israeli military said the assailant killed a man and two of his adult children, while a woman was wounded. A neighbour heard the screams, rushed to the home and opened fire, wounding al-Abed who was taken to an Israeli hospital, said the head of Israel&#8217;s rescue service.</p>
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<p>A photo released by the military showed a kitchen floor covered with blood.</p>
<p>Itai Orayon, a medic, said he encountered a shocking scene at the Halamish home.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;Blood everywhere in the house, the floor was covered in blood,&#8221;</i> he told Israel Army Radio. He said three people were on the floor, unconscious &#8220;with deep stab wounds all over their bodies,&#8221; and that the medical team was unable to save them.</p>
<p>On Saturday morning, Israeli troops searched the assailant&#8217;s family home in the West Bank village of Kobar and detained one of his brothers, the army said.</p>
<p>The army said soldiers searched the house and measured it in preparation for eventual demolition. Ibrahim al-Abed, an uncle of the assailant, confirmed the family was told the house would be destroyed.</p>
<p>The uncle said his nephew had been arrested three months ago by security forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who presides over autonomous enclaves in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.</p>
<p>The uncle said his nephew had endured two weeks in detention and was violently interrogated about alleged plans to attack Israelis before he was released.</p>
<p>In his pre-attack Facebook post, Omar al-Abed, said he planned to take action to avenge what he alleged was Israel&#8217;s &#8220;desecration&#8221; of the shrine and berated Arab countries for their alleged inaction. He alleged that Israel &#8220;declared war on God,&#8221; and described his plan as a suicide mission, saying that <i>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to heaven&#8221;.</i></p>
<p>Israel has repeatedly accused Abbas and his Palestinian Authority of permitting anti-Israeli incitement in the public Palestinian discourse.</p>
<p>Abbas has rejected such claims, saying Israel&#8217;s 50-year-old occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state is at the root of widespread anger and helps drive violence.</p>
<p>On Friday evening, Abbas announced that he would &#8220;freeze&#8221; ties with Israel &#8220;on all levels&#8221; until the metal detectors are removed from the shrine, but did not say whether this means halting security coordination. Ending security ties would have far-reaching repercussions and sharply raise tensions with Israel.</p>
<p>Even if largely meant for domestic Palestinian consumption, the Abbas announcement dealt a setback to fledgling efforts by the Trump administration to revive long-dormant Israeli-Palestinian talks on a peace deal.</p>
<p>Israel&#8217;s military said on Saturday it had sent more troops to the West Bank. It did not elaborate but said the decision came after hundreds of troops were deployed on Friday.</p>
<p>Israel&#8217;s chief of staff and defence minister visited the Halamish settlement, the scene of the stabbing attack, on Saturday.</p>
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