Israel: authorities bury truck attack victims amid doubts over IS group link

Описание: As Israel's slain soldiers are put to rest,the country comes to grips with a new kind of violence.The government responded to Sunday's attack by ramping up security in east Jerusalem, setting up roadblocks at entrances to the Palestinian neighborhood where the 28-year-old attacker lived.The Israeli Prime Minister said security forces are working to find new strategies to prevent similar attacks in the future.SOT, Netanyahu"We are under a new kind of attack, the lone wolf attacker that gets inspiration and decides in a moment to act. And in this case it was a ramming. // How can you know if a certain person will do something, how can we find them ahead of time?"Authorities arrested nine people overnight, including five of the attacker's relatives.They also raided his home, and dismantled a mourning tent set up out front.Some family members say security forces have acted too aggressively.SOT, Abu Ali, uncle of Jerusalem attacker"They arrested women and men, and destroyed houses. We filmed and documented everything. They attacked everyone, even the people who were in the street.Netanyahu said the attacker, who was shot dead by police, was inspired to act by the Islamic State group. But his family refutes the claim.The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - a resistance movement unrelated to Islamic State - acknowledged the attacker as one of their own.Tensions have mounted in Jerusalem following reports that the U.S. could move its embassy to the city under Donald Trump.The move would be seen as an affront to Palestinians, who seek east Jerusalem as the capital of a future state.