Jerusalem synagogue attack: Seven killed in shooting - BBC

Seven radical person been changeable dormant astatine a synagogue successful East Jerusalem, the astir killed successful an onslaught of this benignant for years. At slightest 3 much radical were injured.

The incidental happened successful the city's Neve Yaakov neighbourhood astatine astir 20:15 section clip (18:15 GMT).

Police described the attacker arsenic a "terrorist" and said helium had been "neutralised".

Local media identified him arsenic a Palestinian antheral from East Jerusalem.

Speaking astatine the scene, Israeli constabulary commissioner Kobi Shabtai called it "one of the worst attacks we person encountered successful caller years".

Israeli worshippers had gathered for prayers astatine the commencement of the Jewish Sabbath successful a synagogue successful the Jewish colony and were leaving erstwhile the gunman opened fire. Police accidental that officers past changeable him dead.

Forensic teams are investigating a achromatic car that appears to person been driven by the gunman.

Palestinian militant groups praised the attack, but did not accidental 1 of their members was responsible.

The onslaught was celebrated by Palestinians successful the West Bank and the Gaza Strip with rallies and the handing retired of sweets.

We're adjacent to the synagogue wherever the constabulary person unopen disconnected a large country - equipped information forces are everyplace and ambulances are inactive rushing past. A chopper is circling overhead.

In the mediate of the roadworthy is simply a smashed-up car. The windscreen connected the driver's broadside is punctured with slug holes. A constabulary forensics serviceman with a caput torch is scouring the backmost of the car. They archer america to determination back.

An eyewitness tells maine she saw the gunman present successful the street, perchance aft helium was changeable by the police, firing into the aerial arsenic information forces ran aft him. This junction is simply a region distant from the synagogue, truthful it seems this is wherever helium tried to escape.

We've heard a fewer large bangs, perchance coming from a large Palestinian neighbourhood nearby, suggesting clashes betwixt residents and the Israeli forces.

The onslaught happened connected Holocaust Memorial Day, which commemorates the six cardinal Jews and different victims who were killed successful the Holocaust by the Nazi authorities successful Germany.

"To onslaught worshippers astatine a synagogue connected Holocaust Memorial Day, and during Shabbat, is horrific. We basal with our Israeli friends," British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly wrote connected Twitter.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: "The United States condemns successful the strongest presumption the horrific violent attack."

President Joe Biden talked with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and offered each "appropriate means of support", the White House said.

Shortly aft the incident, Mr Netanyahu visited the site, arsenic did the arguable far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Mr Ben-Gvir promised to bring information backmost to Israel's streets but determination is rising choler that helium has not yet done so, says the BBC's Yolande Knell successful Jerusalem.

Tensions person been precocious since 9 Palestinians - some militants and civilians - were killed during an Israeli subject raid successful Jenin successful the occupied West Bank connected Thursday.

This was followed by rocket occurrence into Israel from Gaza, to which Israel responded with aerial strikes.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply disquieted astir the existent escalation of unit successful Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory", a spokesperson said.

"This is the infinitesimal to workout utmost restraint," said Stephane Dujarric.

Israel has occupied East Jerusalem since the 1967 Middle East warfare and considers the full metropolis its capital, though this is not recognised by the immense bulk of the planetary community.

Palestinians assertion East Jerusalem arsenic the aboriginal superior of a hoped-for autarkic state.

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