At least eight people were killed and several others injured in a terrorist attack on a synagogue in East Jerusalem on Friday night, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said. According to media reports, the killer was shot dead by police.
According to media reports, the attacker opened fire on visitors to a synagogue.
According to the Israeli emergency medical service Magen David Adom, several of the injured have been taken to a nearby hospital. Several people are in critical condition.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially spoke of a terrorist attack.
The security situation has deteriorated in recent days
The security situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories has deteriorated significantly in recent days. A spokesman for Gaza’s ruling Hamas said the attack was in retaliation for the Israeli army’s attack on the Jenin refugee camp on Thursday. Nine Palestinians were killed and 20 others injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers.
Today, more than 600,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The Palestinians claim the territories for an independent state of Palestine with the Arab-influenced eastern part of Jerusalem as its capital.
Source: Krone
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