The Times of Israel reports: The number of terrorist attacks recorded in Israel increased last month by almost 30 percent over September — the sharpest rise recorded in any given month over the past year.
The Shin Bet recorded a total of 153 attacks in October, with nearly a third occurring in Jerusalem, compared to 109 attacks in September, according to the security agency’s monthly report, which it published on its website earlier this week.
The 29% increase in attacks — the largest since the near tripling of incidents recorded in October 2015 — owed partly to a near doubling of incidents in the Israeli capital to 48 last month from 26 in September.
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