Two of the wounded, a 31-year old in serious condition and a 58-year old in stable condition, were taken to Jerusalem Hadassah Medical Center at Mt. Scopus.

Among all Americans, Great Britain led the list followed by China, with Germany and Israel tied for third place.

During the trip, the delegation visited Jewish history landmarks, honored the memory victims of the Holocaust at the concentration camps and met with the Jewish communities in the Baltic states.

The letter caused outrage among liberal leaders and organizations, who castigated the rabbis and called for any of them on the public payroll to be fired.

Former brigadier-general Lior Akerman said that while the death penalty may serve a desire for vengeance, it will not deter attacks and will give the terrorists “international legitimization."

“You [Israel] are loved in South Africa. Those who have told you South Africa is against you, they are wrong. There are millions of South Africans who love you. Those who hate you are a minority."

US President Donald Trump's envoys are also working on the most detailed set of proposals to date for the overall plan, the White House official said in a briefing with reporters on Monday.

Erdogan, 64, is positioning himself as the bearer of a new Turkish identity, one more closely aligned with Turkey’s Ottoman past and Islamic heritage.