Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in central Jerusalem on Saturday night. On Sunday a Jewish settler was shot dead in Gaza, and at lunchtime, a bus bombing killed 15 Israelis in the northern city of Haifa.

Israel's Foreign Minister Shimon Peres says the attacks are among the worst the country has ever seen

The Palestinian Authority has declared a state of emergency to prevent further violence

In response to the loss of life and injury, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon cut short a visit to the US

As rescue workers were treating survivors, there was a third explosion nearby

The back-to-back blasts were so powerful they were heard around the city

The blast in Haifa tore the bus apart

Combing the wreckage for clues and to identify the dead

More blood, more tears

A father waves a last goodbye to his dead son