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| Jerusalem shooting: Israeli PM warns of 'swift' response after attacks | Jerusalem shooting: Israeli PM warns of 'swift' response after attacks |
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| Israeli forces have stepped up security efforts in the wake of the two attacks | Israeli forces have stepped up security efforts in the wake of the two attacks |
| Israel's prime minister has promised "strong" and "swift" response after two separate attacks by Palestinians in Jerusalem over the past two days. | Israel's prime minister has promised "strong" and "swift" response after two separate attacks by Palestinians in Jerusalem over the past two days. |
| The attacks took place after an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank killed nine people. | The attacks took place after an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank killed nine people. |
| Ahead of a security cabinet meeting, Benjamin Netanyahu said he would seek new measures to "combat terror". | Ahead of a security cabinet meeting, Benjamin Netanyahu said he would seek new measures to "combat terror". |
| Israeli's army also said it would be reinforcing troop numbers in the occupied West Bank. | |
| His comments came after Israeli police said a 13-year-old Palestinian boy was behind a shooting in Jerusalem's Silwan neighbourhood on Saturday that left an Israeli father and son seriously wounded. | His comments came after Israeli police said a 13-year-old Palestinian boy was behind a shooting in Jerusalem's Silwan neighbourhood on Saturday that left an Israeli father and son seriously wounded. |
| An Israeli police force spokesperson previously said the assailant ambushed five people as they made their way to prayers, leaving two in a "critical condition". The 13-year-old was shot and injured by passers-by and is being held in hospital. | |
| In a separate shooting on Friday at a synagogue in East Jerusalem, seven people were killed and at least three more injured as they gathered for prayers at the start of the Jewish Sabbath. The gunman was shot dead at the scene. | In a separate shooting on Friday at a synagogue in East Jerusalem, seven people were killed and at least three more injured as they gathered for prayers at the start of the Jewish Sabbath. The gunman was shot dead at the scene. |
| The man behind Friday's synagogue attack was identified by local media as a Palestinian from East Jerusalem. | The man behind Friday's synagogue attack was identified by local media as a Palestinian from East Jerusalem. |
| Police have arrested 42 people in connection with that attack. | Police have arrested 42 people in connection with that attack. |
| Israeli police commissioner Kobi Shabtai called it "one of the worst attacks we have encountered in recent years". | Israeli police commissioner Kobi Shabtai called it "one of the worst attacks we have encountered in recent years". |
| Palestinian militant groups praised the attack, but did not say one of their members was responsible. | Palestinian militant groups praised the attack, but did not say one of their members was responsible. |
| Mr Netanyahu called for calm and urged citizens to allow security forces to carry out their tasks, while the military said additional troops would be deployed in the occupied West Bank. | Mr Netanyahu called for calm and urged citizens to allow security forces to carry out their tasks, while the military said additional troops would be deployed in the occupied West Bank. |
| "I call again on all Israelis - don't take the law into your hands," Mr Netanyahu said. He thanked several world leaders - including US President Joe Biden - for their support. | "I call again on all Israelis - don't take the law into your hands," Mr Netanyahu said. He thanked several world leaders - including US President Joe Biden - for their support. |
| 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, which Israel responded to with air strikes. | This was followed by rocket fire into Israel from Gaza, which Israel responded to with air strikes. |
| Mr Netanyahu visited the scene of the attack on Friday | Mr Netanyahu visited the scene of the attack on Friday |
| Since the start of January, 30 Palestinians - both militants and civilians - have been killed in the West Bank. | Since the start of January, 30 Palestinians - both militants and civilians - have been killed in the West Bank. |
| Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas suspended its security co-operation arrangements with Israel after Thursday's raid in Jenin. | |
| Friday's synagogue shooting happened on Holocaust Memorial Day, which commemorates the six million Jews and other victims who were killed in the Holocaust by the Nazi regime in Germany. | Friday's synagogue shooting happened on Holocaust Memorial Day, which commemorates the six million Jews and other victims who were killed in the Holocaust by the Nazi regime in Germany. |
| Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack, saying that one of the victims was a Ukrainian woman. | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack, saying that one of the victims was a Ukrainian woman. |
| "Terror must have no place in today's world - neither in Israel nor Ukraine," he said in a tweet. | "Terror must have no place in today's world - neither in Israel nor Ukraine," he said in a tweet. |
| 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: "To attack worshippers at a synagogue on Holocaust Memorial Day, and during Shabbat, is horrific. We stand with our Israeli friends." |
| President Joe Biden talked to Mr Netanyahu and offered all "appropriate means of support", the White House said. | President Joe Biden talked to Mr Netanyahu and offered all "appropriate means of support", the White House said. |
| Shortly after the incident, Mr Netanyahu visited the site, as did the controversial far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir. | Shortly after the incident, Mr Netanyahu visited the site, as did the controversial far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir. |
| Mr Ben-Gvir promised to bring safety back to Israel's streets, but there is rising anger that he has not yet done so, the BBC's Yolande Knell in Jerusalem said. | |
| Israeli emergency service personnel and security forces attended the scene of Friday's shooting | Israeli emergency service personnel and security forces attended the scene of Friday's shooting |
| United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was "deeply worried about the current escalation of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory", a spokesperson said. | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was "deeply worried about the current escalation of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory", a spokesperson said. |
| "This is the moment to exercise utmost restraint," UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said. | "This is the moment to exercise utmost restraint," UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said. |
| On Saturday, the European Union expressed alarm at heightened tensions and urged Israel to use lethal force only as a last resort. | |
| "The European Union fully recognises Israel's legitimate security concerns - as evidenced by the latest terrorist attacks - but it has to be stressed that lethal force must only be used as a last resort when it is strictly unavoidable in order to protect life," said the EU's chief diplomat, Josep Borrell. | "The European Union fully recognises Israel's legitimate security concerns - as evidenced by the latest terrorist attacks - but it has to be stressed that lethal force must only be used as a last resort when it is strictly unavoidable in order to protect life," said the EU's chief diplomat, Josep Borrell. |
| Israel has occupied East Jerusalem since the 1967 Middle East war and considers the entire city its capital, though this is not recognised by the vast majority of the international community. | Israel has occupied East Jerusalem since the 1967 Middle East war and considers the entire city its capital, though this is not recognised by the vast majority of the international community. |
| Palestinians claim East Jerusalem as the future capital of a hoped-for independent state. | Palestinians claim East Jerusalem as the future capital of a hoped-for independent state. |
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