Israel Rejects French Plan for Observers at Jerusalem Shrine

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a French proposal for placing international observers at a Jerusalem shrine that has become a flashpoint spurring a wave of Palestinian attacks.

In the latest incident Sunday, several people were injured in a shooting and stabbing attack by two Arab assailants at the central bus station in the southern city of Beersheba, police said. One Israeli and one of the attackers were killed, Channel Two television reported.