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Two Israelis Are Killed by Palestinian Gunman in Jerusalem
(Jerusalem Post) Daniel K. Eisenbud - Israel Police Staff-Sgt.-Maj. Yosef Kirma, 29, and Levana Malichi, 60, a former Knesset employee, were shot and killed, and six others were wounded, by an Arab resident of east Jerusalem during a drive-by attack in the capital on Sunday. The terrorist first opened fire on a male and female civilian near the Ammunition Hill light rail stop. "After shooting the two civilians, the suspect continued driving his vehicle into the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, where two officers on motorcycles from the Special Patrol Unit chased him. Shots were fired at our officers, who returned fire, and the terrorist was shot and killed at the scene," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.