A gunman opened fireplace exterior an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday evening, killing at the very least seven individuals and wounding 4 earlier than police shot him, officers mentioned. It was the deadliest assault on Israelis in years and raised the chance of additional bloodshed.
The assault, which happened as worshippers had been celebrating the Jewish Sabbath, got here a day after an Israeli navy raid killed 9 individuals within the West Financial institution.
The burst of violence, which additionally included a rocket barrage from Gaza and retaliatory Israeli airstrikes, has posed an early problem for Israel’s new authorities, which is dominated by ultranationalists who've pushed for a tough line in opposition to Palestinians.
It additionally solid a cloud over a go to by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the area Sunday.
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