Israel scrambles to deal with spike in violence in Jerusalem - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Jerusalem funeral — Mourners carry the body of 25-year-old Eliyahu Kay during his funeral in Jerusalem on Nov. 22, 2021, a day after he was killed by a Palestinian gunman while on his way to the Western Wall in the Old City. — MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images

Mourners carry the body of Eliyahu David Kay during his funeral, a day after he was killed by a Palestinian gunman while on his way to the Western Wall in the Old City, Jerusalem, Nov. 22, 2021.

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