A BRITISH woman was stabbed to death on the streets of Jerusalem yesterday during Easter celebrations.
She was travelling on the Jerusalem Light Rail near Old City when she was attacked.
A British woman thought to be in her 20s has been stabbed to death in Jerusalem, police have said.
Police detained a 57-year-old man at the scene, and Israeli Police Superintendent Micky Rosenfeld said the attack was carried out by an "Arab terrorist" from Rasel Amud, in east Jerusalem.
In a statement released by the Foreign Office, Hannah's family said: "Hannah was the most caring, sensitive and compassionate daughter you could ever wish for". "We extend our deepest condolences to her family and we share in their sorrow", it said in a statement.
Israeli officials including the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also expressed their sympathies.
The attacker was arrested at the scene after being tackled by an off-duty policeman who pulled the emergency brake.
Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center said the woman died soon after she was rushed there following the attack on Friday.
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The attack took place on a tram close to the Old City, where thousands of Christians from around the world marked Good Friday as Jews marked the week-long Passover holiday.
"I am filled with sadness, as I received the awful news of the murder of a young girl in the terror attack in Jerusalem", Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said.
"Especially a student who to came to Jerusalem to study and widen her academic horizons". And so we will continue to do.
Israeli secret service, the Shin Bet, said that Tamimi had tried to commit suicide by swallowing a razorblade while hospitalized. "Terror will never destroy our lives here".
Israel says at least 162 of the Palestinians killed had launched stabbing, shooting or vehicle ramming attacks.
According to Palestinian figures, within the past year and a half, more than 270 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli police either during - or immediately after - alleged attacks on Israelis or in clashes with Israeli security forces.
A wave of unrest which erupted in October 2015 has claimed the lives of 260 Palestinians, 41 Israelis, two Americans, one Jordanian, an Eritrean and a Sudanese, according to an AFP count.
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