Seven people She was dead After the offender got pregnant out armed attack in Occupied East Jerusalem on Friday, the police said.
Police said several others were injured in the attack on synagogue. Rescue services said some of This was in critical condition.
Police said the attacker was “neutralised”.
The police originally put the number of Eight deaths. Police said several other people were injured on Twitter.
The attacker went to a synagogue in illegal settlement of Neve Yaakov at around 8:30pm (6:30pm GMT) and opened fire, according to the police.
The security situation in Israel and Palestine have worsened sharply in the past some days.
speaking for Hamas movement rules Strip, Friday attack I was in revenge for Israeli army raid on Jenin refugee camp in Western Bank on Thursday.
Nine Palestinians were killed, including an elderly woman, and 20 others were wounded in Israeli raid in Embryo.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health accused the Israeli forces of Deliberately firing Tear gas inside the hospital’s pediatric ward leaves children Suffocation – a claim denied by an IDF spokesperson who added This gas may have drifted into the clinic through the window.
The deadliest day in Western Bank in Years broke during the raid on Crowded refugee camp in Northern city of Jenin, where gunfire rang out in the streets and smoke billowed from the burning street Barricades.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said death The death toll from the clashes rose to “nine martyrs,” including a woman, at 20 people The Israeli occupation soldiers were seriously wounded, before the occupation forces withdrew, in the middle of the morning.
In Gaza, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem told Reuters, “This operation is a response to crime carried out by the occupation in An embryo and a natural response to the occupation criminal Actions,” though he paused briefly of he claims attack.
The world condemns attack
The United States soon condemned attack.
“This is absolutely appalling,” foreign ministry spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.
“We condemn this apparent terrorist attack in More powerful terms. Our commitment to Israel’s security remains iron, and we in direct touch with Our Israeli partners.
“We stand with Israeli people in Solidarity.
Patel told reporters at a news Briefing that US officials were in touches with Their Israeli counterparts, which he did not expect changes to the secretary of Anthony Blinken’s state visit to Israel next week.
US President Joe Biden’s face to him national Safety team To view support to their Israeli counterparts.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres also condemned the attack.
“The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s terrorist attacksaid his spokesperson. “It is particularly repugnant that attack Signed in place of worship, f on On the same day we celebrated the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.”
But he urged both sides to exercise “maximum restraint”. Guterres “very worried” before current escalation of Henf in United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories in Permit.
United Arab Emirates (UAE) also The synagogue was condemned on Friday attack on outskirts of the city of East Jerusalem State news The WAM agency quoted a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, also condemned the attack. “to attack Worshipers in a synagogue on Holocaust Remembrance Day, and during Shabbat, is apocalyptic. We stand with Our Israeli friends in Permit on Twitter.
Turkey also condemned the attack And he called on All parties to take steps to prevent any further violence.
immediate measures
The escalation of violence comes a month after the attack new governmentled veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took power.
Netanyahu and far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited the site on Friday, a crowds exclaimed “death To the Arabs,” according to what AFP journalists reported at the scene.
speak on After visiting the TV, Netanyahu said his security cabinet would soon announces “immediate measures” in He urged Israelis not to “take the law into their own hands.”
Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said, who I was on a family His visit to the United States, his trip was cut short and he returned to Israel office Agence France-Presse.
“the attack against The civilians on Friday night were horrified.” in statement, vowing to “act decisively and forcefully against terror I will arrive anyone concerned in the attack. “
