Israel's national rescue service Mada says a gunman killed seven people and wounded others in a shooting near a synagogue Friday night in east Jerusalem
Israel's national rescue service says a gunman killed seven people and wounded others in a shooting near a synagogue in east Jerusalem. Lauren Glassberg has the story.A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing seven people, including a 70-year-old woman, and wounding three others before police shot and killed him, officials said. It was the deadliest attack on Israelis in years and raised the likelihood of further bloodshed.
The bloodshed was the deadliest on Israelis since a 2008 shooting killed eight people in a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem, according to Israel's Foreign Ministry. Given the location and timing, it threatened to trigger a tough response from Israel. At several locations across the Gaza Strip, dozens of Palestinians gathered in spontaneous demonstrations to celebrate the Jerusalem attack, with some coming out of dessert shops with large trays of sweets to distribute. In downtown Gaza City, celebratory gunfire could be heard, as cars honked and calls of "God is great!" wafted from mosque loudspeakers. In the West Bank town of Jericho, Palestinians launched fireworks and honked horns in celebration.
Signs that the situation was calming quickly dissolved with the east Jerusalem shooting. Israel's opposition leader, former Prime Minister Yair Lapid, called it "horrific and heartbreaking." Both the Palestinian rockets and Israeli airstrikes seemed limited so as to prevent growing into a full-blown war. Israel and Hamas have fought four wars and several smaller skirmishes since the militant group seized power in Gaza from rival Palestinian forces in 2007.
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