Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man suspected of a brazen assassination attempt of a Jewish activist in Jerusalem.

Today's shooting comes just hours after a gunman on a motorcycle shot and wounded Yehuda Glick. Mr Glick is in hospital in a serious condition.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said police forces surrounded the suspect's home in east Jerusalem early today.

He said the suspect then opened fire, and troops responded and killed the man. Mr Rosenfeld did not give the suspect's name.

Mr Glick is an American-born advocate for greater Jewish access to a sensitive Jerusalem holy site known to Jews as Temple Mount and to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary.

Tensions are high in Jerusalem, which has been hit recently with clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police.

The shooting took place outside a conference promoting Jewish access to the holy site, a hilltop compound in Jerusalem's Old City that has been a flashpoint for violence in the current tension in the city.

 

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