Israeli police arrested three Jewish men on Wednesday on suspicion of being involved in a shooting outside Palestinian official Faisal Husseini’s home in eastern Jerusalem.
Husseini complained that anonymous gunmen had fired bullets and thrown stones at his home. Cars in the area were damaged. No one was hurt.
Husseini said it was the second time in two months that his home had come under attack.
Police arrested the three after carrying out a search. Army Radio reported that one had a gun.
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