They were imprisoned in Israel in the past for rock and firebomb attacks. Two of them were Palestinians from east Jerusalem.
Israel had eased restrictions on the entry of Palestinians to Jerusalem and Israel from the West Bank for Ramadan.
The attack took place in two adjacent areas near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City.
Palestinians say the Israeli measures are aimed at paving the way for the Judaization of the city.
Israeli security forces and an ambulance are seen at the scene of an attack outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on 16 June 2017. In that time, some 250 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire. They banned the Palestinians from entering and exiting the Old City and obliged the commercial stores' owners to shut down otherwise they would pay a fine of over NIS 40,000.
"Instead of condemning the attack, Fatah - which is headed by Abu Mazen [Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas] - issued a statement in which it condemned the Border Police fighters who killed the terrorists, and praised the murderers as heroes".
At approximately 7:30 PM on the Sabbath evening, two Arab terrorists armed with knives and a homemade Carl Gustav sub-machine gun attacked Jews at Zedekiah's Cave, injuring four.
"Certain areas have been closed off in order to make sure that we have a clear advantage on the ground in terms of closely monitoring potential suspects and suspicious activities, while ensuring rapid response times at different areas", Rosenfeld said.
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The statement says the office has reviewed medical records and talked extensively with his treating physicians. American student Otto Frederick Warmbier (C) arrives at a court for his trial in Pyongyang, on March 16, 2016.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday accused the Palestinian president's party of praising Palestinians who killed a policewoman, calling for an end to payments to the families of attackers. The investigators will try to figure out how the lone terrorist at one of the scenes was able to surprise the Border Police officers who were told to be on alert due to the first terror attack.
Israeli security services identified the attackers, at least two of whom were between the ages of 18 and 19, as residents of the West Bank.
Since late 2015, Israel has been grappling with fatal stabbing attacks by individuals on soldiers and civilians. Israel blames the violence on incitement by the Palestinian leadership.
The jihadist group has a major presence across Israel's southern border in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, where it carries out frequent deadly attacks on the security forces.
Ma'an, a Palestinian news outlet, reported that Israeli police have also been conducting physical searches on Palestinians, forcing those with West Bank IDs to board special buses back to the West Bank after they are rounded up and detained.
While hard to verify the ISIS claim, the group claimed responsibility in the immediate hours after the attack, rather than waiting a day to claim, as they have done with previous attacks across Europe.
Unrest that broke out in October 2015 has claimed the lives of 272 Palestinians, 42 Israelis, two Americans, two Jordanians, an Eritrean, a Sudanese and a Briton, according to an AFP tally.
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