Seven Israelis and 32 Palestinians, including nine assailants, have been killed in the last two weeks of bloodshed.In the latest incident, on Wednesday afternoon, a Palestinian stabbed and moderately wounded a 70-year-old woman outside Jerusalem's central bus station, at the entrance to the city, before an officer shot him dead.Two hours earlier, another Palestinian clad in military-style camouflage was also shot dead after he had attempted to stab paramilitary police at Damascus Gate, an entrance to Jerusalem's walled Old City.'They say we are terrorists, but look at them, they have guns and we have only rocks'
Israeli police stand guard at the scene as emergency teams remove the body of a Palestinian man who was shot by officers after he tried to stab them at the Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem. (Photo by Abir Sultan/EPA)
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Mutaz Zawahra, 27, during his funeral at Duhaisha refugee camp near the West Bank city of Bethlehem. (Photo by Abed Al Hashlamoun/EPA)
Many of the terror attacks, including the brutal slaughter of an Orthodox Jew who was mowed down by a car and then hacked to death with a meat cleaver, have been caught on security cameras and then posted online."The impact of social media is huge," Michal Erlich a counselor with Natal-Israel's Trauma Center for victims of terror and war told VICE News. "Of course there is a genuine threat causing genuine fear but this is being greatly exacerbated by these videos shared 30 seconds after attacks, on YouTube, Facebook, and Whatsapp."As part of the newly approved security measures on Wednesday afternoon police closed a road on the southwest side of Jebel al-Mukaber — a mainly Palestinian neighborhood in east Jerusalem — to traffic, while on a road to the southeast residents leaving the area had identity documents checked on their way out and were frisked. Soldiers said more permanent concrete installations would be used to close the roads soon.'I'm sure the actions we will take will make the other side come to the realization that terrorism doesn't pay.'
Israeli police check Palestinian cars at the entrance of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jebel al-Mukaber. (Photo by Atef Safadi)
Other Palestinians said that the increased security measures are making them live in fear. "You cannot reach in your pocket, you cannot run, you cannot even sneeze or they will shoot you," Jihad, a hotel waiter told VICE News."My father has been arguing with his grandchildren because he doesn't want them to leave the house and be killed. It's dangerous for us to even walk the streets in these times," he added.Related: Video Shows Disguised Israeli Soldiers Turning Guns on ProtestersIn an emailed statement Human Rights Watch called Israel's moves to close down Palestinian areas of the city a "recipe for harassment and abuse.""Locking down East Jerusalem neighborhoods will infringe upon the freedom of movement of all Palestinian residents rather than being a narrowly tailored response to a specific concern," said Sari Bashi, the NGO's Israel and Palestine director.Follow Harriet Salem on Twitter: @HarrietSalemReuters contributed to this report.'You cannot reach in your pocket, you cannot run, you cannot even sneeze or they will shoot you'