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| Jerusalem synagogue attack: Seven killed in shooting | |
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| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has visited the scene of the attack | |
| Seven people have been shot dead at a synagogue in East Jerusalem, with at least three others injured. | Seven people have been shot dead at a synagogue in East Jerusalem, with at least three others injured. |
| The incident happened in the city's Neve Yaakov neighbourhood at around 20:15 local time (18:15 GMT). | The incident happened in the city's Neve Yaakov neighbourhood at around 20:15 local time (18:15 GMT). |
| Police described the attacker as a "terrorist" and said he had been "neutralised". | Police described the attacker as a "terrorist" and said he had been "neutralised". |
| He has since been identified as a Palestinian man from the Shu'fat refugee camp in East Jerusalem. | |
| Speaking at the scene, Israeli police commissioner Kobi Shabtai called it "one of the worst attacks we have encountered in recent years". | Speaking at the scene, Israeli police commissioner Kobi Shabtai called it "one of the worst attacks we have encountered in recent years". |
| The US has condemned the attack. A spokesperson for the state department, Vedant Patel, said: "We stand with the Israeli people in solidarity." | The US has condemned the attack. A spokesperson for the state department, Vedant Patel, said: "We stand with the Israeli people in solidarity." |
| Several other countries have also expressed their concern, including Australia and the UK. | Several other countries have also expressed their concern, including Australia and the UK. |
| "To attack worshippers at a synagogue on Holocaust Memorial Day, and during Shabbat, is horrific. We stand with our Israeli friends", British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly wrote on Twitter. | "To attack worshippers at a synagogue on Holocaust Memorial Day, and during Shabbat, is horrific. We stand with our Israeli friends", British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly wrote on Twitter. |
| Israeli emergency service personnel and security forces attended the scene | |
| Holocaust Memorial Day remembers the victims of the Holocaust, when six million Jews were killed by the Nazi regime in Germany. | Holocaust Memorial Day remembers the victims of the Holocaust, when six million Jews were killed by the Nazi regime in Germany. |
| Local media report that the attacker was killed by security forces as he was fleeing. Police and forensic teams are investigating a white car that appears to have been driven by the gunman. | |
| The BBC has spoken to witnesses at the scene, who report that they heard shots and that the situation was very scary. | |
| Shortly after the incident, Israel's controversial far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited the site of the shooting. | |
| Mr Ben-Gvir promised to bring safety back to Israel's streets but there is rising anger that he has not yet done so, says the BBC's Yolande Knell in Jerusalem. | |
| Tensions have been high since nine Palestinians - both militants and civilians - were killed during an Israeli military raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Thursday. | Tensions have been high since nine Palestinians - both militants and civilians - were killed during an Israeli military raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Thursday. |
| This was followed by rocket fire into Israel from Gaza, to which Israel responded with air strikes. | This was followed by rocket fire into Israel from Gaza, to which Israel responded with air strikes. |
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