According to data published by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics ahead of Jerusalem Day, Jerusalem surpassed one million residents, adding 13,400 residents last year.
Malka 'believed wholeheartedly that if we do not defend Jerusalem we will not have a state, so the decision is a display of gratitude and appreciation.'
Four Palestinian terror attacks, including a stabbing spree, were carried out in one day. One victim is dead and at least 13 were wounded, several seriously.
Security forces prevented a car-ramming incident Friday, hours after two border police were stabbed and wounded, as well as two more stabbing attacks on Saturday.
Security forces eliminated a Palestinian terrorist who stabbed two border policemen in the Old City of Jerusalem. The wounded victims are in light-to-moderate condition.
A female Palestinian teen was arrested on Monday by Israeli security forces at the entrance to Jerusalem’s Old City while she was apparently on her way to commit a stabbing attack.
A 19-year-old policewoman who was critically wounded in a terror attack succumbed to her wounds. Before losing consciousness, she managed to prevent a greater disaster.
A 17-year-old boy was lightly injured in a stabbing attack by two Arab teenagers late afternoon in the Old City of Jerusalem. Police caught and arrested the terrorists.